Henry VIII

• regional issues

  • england = problems in the north - 1536 council
  • palatinates = 1536 - lancashire, chester and durham under english control
  • wales = wales act 1536 = divided into shires
  • ireland = army to control ireland, and in 1541, henry becomes king of ireland
• elites and commoners

  • significant social change
  • jps unpaid and grew more as land became available
  • henry relied on the elites
  • most englishmen continued to live in rural areas
  • standard of living changed but varied by area
• religion

  • resentment at the dissolution
  • money sent to the crown = increased crown's wealth
  • education suffered
  • monks and nuns unemployed