HVII
- Henry VII’s royal authority was never secure
- ‘Financial measures were the most successful means by which Henry VII
established his authority in the years 1485 to 1509.’
- ‘By 1509, Henry VII had established his authority across the whole
of England.’
- ‘Ending support for rival claimants to the throne was the greatest success
of Henry VII’s foreign policy.’
- ‘Local issues were the most significant reasons for rebellion in the reign of
Henry VII.’
- ‘Henry VII had successfully established monarchical authority by
1509.’
AUTHORITY Q
HVIII
- ‘In the years 1515 to 1540, policy was decided by ministers rather than by
the monarch.’
- How successful was Henry VIII’s foreign policy in the years 1509 to 1529?
- ‘The main aim of English foreign policy in the years 1509 to 1529 was to
achieve peace in Europe’.
- To what extent was England’s government fundamentally transformed in
the years 1509 to 1547?
HENRY RELIGIOIN QUESTION !!!!!
EDWARD + MARY
- To what extent was there a crisis of government in the years 1547 to
1571?
- ‘Social and economic grievances, rather than religious discontent, were
the main causes of rebllion in the years 1549-1569. Factor = weakness of
central gov.
- ‘The Church in England in 1547 was little different from what it had been
in the late 1520s.’
- How far, in the years 1547 to 1569, did concerns over the succession
threaten the
- stability of England?
- Religious changes in years 1532-1558 enjoyed little popular support?
- How successful were Edward, Mary, Elizabeth in carrying out their religious
policies in the years 1546-1566
- It is fair to describe English government in the years 1540-1562 as
‘consistently weak’