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Henry VIII, Government - Coggle Diagram
Henry VIII, Government
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Role of local government (eg, Justices of Peace)
Role of individuals
Cromwell
Cromwell achieved the divorce of Catherine of Aragon and the break from Rome, he solved the King’s great matter and so Henry was titled as the head of the Church in England meaning the Pope no longer had any say.
A lawyer who came to Henry’s notice whilst working for Wolsey, was able to engineer the break with Rome.
Earl of Essex, Chief Minister, Vicar General
Cromwell’s failure with the marriage to Anne of Cleaves however led to his soon regretted execution in 1540, soon after he was made the Earl of Essex by the king.
Cromwell reduced the Privy Council from 70 members to 20 which created an echo chamber - Henry only surrounded himself with individuals that supported his ideas.
Seen as a fixer of Henry’s problems as seen with the case against Anne Boleyn with accusations of adultery.
Wolsey
During Thomas Wolsey’s period of influence, domestic policy centred on strengthening royal authority and raising funds needed to conduct wars with France and Scotland.
He aimed to remove corruption from the star chamber which was an element of the legal system that focused on the everyday legislature of individuals.
Catholic Bishop, Archbishop of York, Cardinal, Lord Chancellor
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Wolsey’s downfall was due to his failure over the King’s great matter (securing the King’s annulment of his marriage with Catherine of Aragon to allow the marriage between him and Anne Boleyn to ensure a male heir to the throne).
He enforced the Act of Resumption, 1515 which increased revenue from Crown lands which as a result returned income and land to the Crown.
He had greater power than the Archbishop of Canterbury. He overshadowed everything that the Church did in England and sold 30 religious houses to expand the support of the King with the income.
Wolsey wrote the Eltham Ordinances which were designed to reduce the amount of money the royal household spent.
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Features of Government
The Court was to handle various financial and property problems brought on by the dissolution of monasteries due to Henry's break with the Roman Catholic Church.
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The King was a powerful and charismatic figure perhaps best known for his tumultuous love life and establishment of the Church of England and the Royal Navy.
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