Character and Aims

• He was dependent on others to run his government as he preferred courtly activities such as jousting and hunting.
• Who were Henry's chief ministers?

  Thomas Cromwell and Thomas Wolsey
• Henry was charming and agreeable as a young king.
• How did Henry remove the unpopular aspects of his fathers government whilst still maintaining its stability?

  Executing Robert Empson and Edmund Dudley, abolishing the Council Learned, and cancelling many bonds
• What did the removal of Empson and Dudley signify?

  An end to the old ways of ruling
• Henry had little interest in daily government but could act decisively and ruthlessly when needed.
• How did Henry secure his status among powerful European countries upon succession?

  He married Catherine of Aragon in June 1509
• Which people did Henry surround himself with?

  Nobles sons