8 - Government in Henry VIII's Last Years (1540-47)
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- Created on: 17-02-20 16:20
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- Government in Henry VIII's Last Years (1540-47)
- The fall of Cromwell saw a Privy Council without fixed membership
- In 1540 power lay with conservatives like Norfolk, Gardiner
- Once again Henry's marital issues led to power shifts
- In 1540 power lay with conservatives like Norfolk, Gardiner
- The execution of Catherine Howard and Henry's marriage to Katherine Parr
- Norfolk overlooked the fact that his neice Catherine Howard was already sexually experienced
- Allegations of an affair between Catherine and her cousin Thomas Culpepper made matters worse
- Catherine was executed 13 Feb 1542
- Several of her relatives were disgraced
- Norfolk was politically damaged
- Henry married the Protestant Katherine Parr who posed a threat to the conservative Norfolk
- He attempted to ruin her in heresy accusations
- Norfolk overlooked the fact that his neice Catherine Howard was already sexually experienced
- Political Rivalries and the death of Henry VIII
- The King's health declined and political rivalries intensified
- The most influential person would be dominant over Henry's successor
- Norfolk's rival Edward Seymour emerged dominant as the heir Edward's uncle
- Norfolk's son (Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey) also ruined him
- Surrey threatened the King's throne + was executed for treason
- Henry consented to Nrofolk's execution but was spared as the King died first
- Norfolk remained a prisoner in the Tower for all of Edward's reign
- Henry consented to Nrofolk's execution but was spared as the King died first
- Surrey threatened the King's throne + was executed for treason
- The King's health declined and political rivalries intensified
- The fall of Cromwell saw a Privy Council without fixed membership
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