Henry VIII and his ministers

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  • Henry VIII and Wolsey 1509-29
    • Henry VIII, Renaissance Prince
      • Henry VIII's accession to the throne
        • second son Arthur d.1502
        • 1509
        • peaceful transition
        • no resistance or conflict
        • historians refer to Henry's early ages as the Renaissance period
        • Renaissance
          • revival of Ancient Rome culture
          • popular, classical learning, exploration, discovery
      • His character as a young man
        • talented
        • handsome & vain
        • main strength
          • ambition and intellect
          • committed to peace in England
          • wanted to win military glory against France
            • aligned with noble's beliefs and won their approval
        • charismatic and different from his paranoid, unpopular father
      • England, 1509
        • Due to Henry VII's heavy taxes, the wealth of the monarchy increased
        • good financial position
        • stable
        • Peace
          • Traditional methods of government
          • tactical marriages
        • Population: 2 mil
          • most lived in countryside
          • cities boomed: international trade with Europe gained momentum
        • feudal social hierarchy
  • England, 1509
    • Due to Henry VII's heavy taxes, the wealth of the monarchy increased
    • good financial position
    • stable
    • Peace
      • Traditional methods of government
      • tactical marriages
    • Population: 2 mil
      • most lived in countryside
      • cities boomed: international trade with Europe gained momentum
    • feudal social hierarchy

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