HENRY VIII AND WOLSEY 1509-29
Cards (89)
- In what year did Henry VIII become King?
- What was the population of England when Henry became King?
- Where did the vast majority of the population live at this time?
- What religion did the entire country follow?
- In what year had Henry’s older brother Arthur died of tuberculosis?
- What sport had Henry’s father banned him from participating in to protect him from harm?
- Whom did Henry marry in 1509?
- What talents did the young Henry VIII have?
- Who did Henry believe had appointed him to be king?
- Which aspect of Henry’s personality did his advisers find particularly difficult to deal with?
- What is the term used to describe the structure of English society at the time of Henry, when society was ranked in terms of people’s wealth and status?
- Who was at the top of the ‘Great Chain of Being’?
- What was the name for the part of Henry’s government where he met with advisers, held audiences and made important decisions?
- Which two groups did Henry increasingly listen to for their advice?
- What was Henry’s attitude towards paperwork and administration?
- What sort of court did Henry want to create?
- What did Henry want to achieve in France?
- What were Henry’s five main aims as monarch?
- In what year was Thomas Wolsey appointed Henry’s Lord Chancellor?
- What positions of religious importance did Wolsey also hold?
- What aspect of Wolsey’s childhood illustrates his humble background?
- What was the first role that Wolsey was given when Henry became king in 1509?
- What task did Henry give Wolsey in 1512?
- What task did Henry give Wolsey in 1512?
- In what year was Wolsey made a papal legate (representative of the Pope)?
- What sorts of tasks did Wolsey do for Henry in particular?
- Who was the only person in England who was wealthier than Wolsey?
- Which two palaces did Wolsey build for himself?
- Why did many people end up fearing Wolsey?
- What criticism was often made of the justice system before Wolsey?
- What was the name of the special royal court strengthened by Wolsey to try to get fairer justice?
- How did the work rate of this court increase under Wolsey’s control?
- What did lots of people think was Wolsey’s real motivation for strengthening this court?
- What is the term for the practice of individual landowners fencing off bits of common land so that no one else (other than themselves) can use it to graze their animals?
- How many court cases did Wolsey’s investigations into this practice lead to?
- How did angry landowners force Wolsey to stop his investigations?
- Why did Henry want more money than direct taxation was currently providing him with?
- What was the name of the new tax that Wolsey devised to try to raise more money for Henry?
- What other methods did Wolsey use to try to raise money?
- Why did Henry VIII want more money in 1525?