Henry VIII - Henry's government

What year did Henry VIII ascend to the the throne?

Which of the below shows a change in Henry VIII's government policy?

• Conciliar government 1509-1514

• Amicable Grant 1525

• Abolishment of the Council Learned

• Court of Star Chamber

Wolsey extended the use of the Court of the Star Chamber in 1516 to include what?

• Finances

• Justice

• Foreign diplomacy

• The King's Great Matter

During Wolsey's fall of 1529, he was charged with praeminure. What was this?

• Papal interference in the rights of the crown to make appointments within the Church.

• Misappropriation of Church funds

• Failing to get the king an annulment

• Giving Church lands to his supporters

What year did Thomas Cromwell become chief minister?

• 1529

• 1531

• 1532

• 1534

Geoffrey Elton argued that the changes in government during the 1530s could be described as a "Tudor .......... "

Which act of 1534 made Henry VIII head of the English Church?

• The Act of Succession

• The Act of Supremacy

• The Treason Act

• The Act in Restraint of Appeals

Which of the below provided evidence against Elton's thesis, supporting that there was not radical change in government.

• Parliamentary legislation

• The emergence of the Privy Council

• The creation of king-in-parliament

• The centralising of royal authority throughout England

During Henry's last years, his marital issues shifted the balance of power away from conservatives in government.

Which noble saw a rise in fortunes during the marriage of his niece, Catherine Howard, and a decline during the king's marriage to Katherine Parr?

• Duke of Northumberland

• Duke of Suffolk

• Duke of Somerset

• Duke of Norfolk

THROWBACK QUESTION: Whilst Henry VIII wanted to get the nobility, he could be ruthless. Which duke was executed in 1521 after he talked openly about the king's death and succession?

• Buckingham

• Norfolk

• Northumberland

• Stafford