He disliked the business of government and found reading and writing State papers tedious.
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Who were the chief ministers of the reign?
Thomas Wolsey then Thomas Cromwell.
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What were the four key aspects of Henry VII's legacy?
1) money (left around £300,000) 2) unpopular mechanisms for extracting money 3) a peaceful FP 4) A conciliar form of government.
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Who secured the arrest of Empson and Dudley?
Richard Fox
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When was the Council Learned abolished?
Jan 1510 - this cancelled many bonds and recognizances.
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What did Henry VIII achieve by cancelling bonds and recognizances, abolishing the council learned and arresting and executing Empson and Dudley?
He distanced himself from his father's regime and ensured his own popularity amongst the nobility + propertied classes who thought themselves victims of his father's approach to taxation.
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What were Henry VIII's aims in the first years of his reign?
1) To establish his status amongst European monarchs through marriage 2) to re-establish the role of the nobility 3) to establish himself as a warrior king through success in battle.
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Who did Henry VIII first marry? When?
Catherine of Aragon - 11 June 1509
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Card 2
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What was Henry's view on government affairs?
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He disliked the business of government and found reading and writing State papers tedious.
Card 3
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Who were the chief ministers of the reign?
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Card 4
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What were the four key aspects of Henry VII's legacy?
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