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1
Q

What was Sir Thomas More’s response to Henry VIII’s accession?

A

It represented, for him, ‘the end of sadness, the beginning of joy’

2
Q

What had Henry inherited from his father?

A

£300,000
Unpopular mechanisms for extracting money
Peaceful foreign policy
Conciliar government

3
Q

Who arrested Empson and Dudley at the start of Henry VIII’s reign?

A

Richard Fox

4
Q

When was the Council Learned in the Law abolished?

A

1510

5
Q

When did Henry and Catherine of Aragon marry?

A

1509

6
Q

How did Henry re-establish the nobility at the start of his reign?

A

The nobility accompanied Henry to war in northern France and partnered him in sports and revels