Henry VIII: Government Post Three Thomases

Cards (3)

  • Henry accepted break with Rome but not doctrinal change
  • Faction 1: The Duke of Norfolk and Stephen Gardiner helped advance a pro-catholic doctrinal campaign, including the six articles and Cromwell, Catherine Parr and Cranmer's fall.
  • Faction 2: Accepted break with Rome wishing to introduce Protestant reform. Led by Edward Seymour, the later Lord Protector and Duke of Somerset, as well as Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Responsible for Catherine Howard's fall, Catherine Parr, the plot against Gardiner and the Arrest of Norfolk, as well as the alteration of the King's will to give the regency more powers