KING
HENRY VIII
, Henry VIII ascension
to the throne:
• 1509- Henry VII dies- Henry VIII becomes king.
• Empson and Dudley were both scapegoated – Henry allowed them
blame…
• Guy “…the executions were a calculated ploy to enable the new re
from the stability created by his father without incurring any of the
• Had been prepared for kingship for 7 years since the death of his b
was able but second rate. Ives- Henry was ‘extrovert, affable and c
• Henry’s ascension was celebrated as a breath of fresh air following
Empson and Dudley- Thomas Moore ‘an end to our slavery.’
• Henry VIII disinterested in government but would intervene someti
his own decisions.
• Didn’t have the work ethic of his father- enjoyed life, pageantry, tim
company.
• Govt was very different to Henry VII: governing through council- 15
47.
• Other times ‘chief minister’ relied on- Thomas Wolsey (had been p
lord chancellor in 1515 1529 finished off because of failure to get a
marriage.
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, The legacy of Henry VII
• Money: £300 000 left.
• Unpopular ways of extracting money.
• Peaceful foreign policy
• Conciliar government.
• All would go within a few years of Henry VII’s death.
• Initial manoeuvrings saw execution of Dudley and Empson-
Richard Fox. Sir Thomas Lovell and Richard Weston
benefitted from encouraging this.
• Henry dissolved ‘Council Learned in the Law’ and distanced
himself from father’s unpopular monetary actions- made
himself popular with the nobility as a result.
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HENRY VIII
, Henry VIII ascension
to the throne:
• 1509- Henry VII dies- Henry VIII becomes king.
• Empson and Dudley were both scapegoated – Henry allowed them
blame…
• Guy “…the executions were a calculated ploy to enable the new re
from the stability created by his father without incurring any of the
• Had been prepared for kingship for 7 years since the death of his b
was able but second rate. Ives- Henry was ‘extrovert, affable and c
• Henry’s ascension was celebrated as a breath of fresh air following
Empson and Dudley- Thomas Moore ‘an end to our slavery.’
• Henry VIII disinterested in government but would intervene someti
his own decisions.
• Didn’t have the work ethic of his father- enjoyed life, pageantry, tim
company.
• Govt was very different to Henry VII: governing through council- 15
47.
• Other times ‘chief minister’ relied on- Thomas Wolsey (had been p
lord chancellor in 1515 1529 finished off because of failure to get a
marriage.
10/06/2025 Sample Footer Text
, The legacy of Henry VII
• Money: £300 000 left.
• Unpopular ways of extracting money.
• Peaceful foreign policy
• Conciliar government.
• All would go within a few years of Henry VII’s death.
• Initial manoeuvrings saw execution of Dudley and Empson-
Richard Fox. Sir Thomas Lovell and Richard Weston
benefitted from encouraging this.
• Henry dissolved ‘Council Learned in the Law’ and distanced
himself from father’s unpopular monetary actions- made
himself popular with the nobility as a result.
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