1. What we did
Finishing off the mindmap was homework for this lesson
Then in lesson we went over it and watched Starkey (last lesson before term)
Then over Christmas students were set the cartoon strip
Ppt. not changed this year – might be worth considering for next year

2. FLIP LEARNING The work due for today is… TASKS:
Due today:
Your poster on one of the 6 key questions in relation to Henry VII
Wolsey mindmap – 3 stems complete
The work due for today is…
TASK: I will collect in your revision materials to select the best ones to put together a ‘pack’.
On the next slide there will be a copy of the timeline to check your answers against and make sure you have categorised them correctly. A copy can also be found on the blog for you to print off if needed.
Work to be done on the mind map and Great Matter shortly…

3. In what ways and how effectively was England governed under Henry VIII?
Good learning:
Understand the policies under Wolsey
Great learning:
Explain what the ‘Kings Great Matter’ was and how it lead to the downfall of Wolsey
Even better:
Evaluate how much change there was under Wolsey
Key Words:
In what ways and how effectively was England governed during this period?
How important was the role of key individuals
and groups and how were they affected by developments?

4. What happened to the government under Wolsey?
TASK: Using the information on pages I would like you to copy and complete the following mind map. I would like you to give detail on each and also rate Wolsey’s performance out of 10.
Wolsey and Government
Legal reforms
Financial reforms
Economic Reforms
Parliament
Challenge:
Successes and limitations in each area
Who would criticise Wolsey and why?
Who would benefit from Wolsey’s reforms? To what extent?
In which area was he most/least successful and why?

5. What happened to the government under Wolsey?
Legal Reforms
As Lord Chancellor, Wolsey was responsible for overseeing the legal system.
AIM: Tackle problem of slow and unfair delivery of justice.
Promote civil law (based on nature and evidence), rather than common law (past cases).
Star Chamber at the centre of his plans. Used more frequently than under Henry VII to attack nobles and local officials who abused their power. The number of cases being heard increased from 12 to 120 (reputation of being a friend to the poor).
Championed laws against enclosures.
Used Court of Requests to hear cases from the poor.
Met in Whitehall and not where the king was.
Popular = low cost of bringing a case + decisions reached quickly.
Clashed between justice for all and his own interests.
Not a trained lawyer ((resented by those who were)
HE DID NOT SEEK TO SET UP A NEW SYSTEM = reforms were not likely to continue after him.
Wasn’t necessarily tackling the whole issue.

6. What happened to the government under Wolsey?
Financial Reforms
Shortage of money was a serious problem due to his aims with foreign policy (unlike his father).
Existing forms of finance could not be further exploited (i.e. ordinary and extraordinary revenue).
1522: Survey to find out who could and couldn’t pay tax. First systematic investigation into national finances since the Doomsday survey. He then used this to gain about £200,000 in forced loans in (though still not enough – inflation and foreign policy)
1523: Wolsey then proposed a subsidy (that was based on income rather than property). Also levied a tax on the Church, but still didn’t raise as much as he hoped.
1525: ‘Amicable Grant’ (tax on ordinary taxpayers of between 1/6 and 1/10 of the value of the goods they owned and was 1/3 for the clergy). They had 10 weeks to find the money, but caused uproar and widespread resistance. Exemptions to the tax given, but more regions demanded this too =, which meant that Henry had to suspend it. Embarrassing for both Henry and Wolsey.

7. What happened to the government under Wolsey?
Economic Policies
Wanted to tackle the problem of enclosures (better position than Henry VII to do so).
1517: began a national enquiry to find out how much land was enclosed = legal cases were then drawn up against landlords who had enclosed land without proper permission.
1523: Opposition from landowners in Parliament forced him to suspend the enquiry until 1526.
Late 1520s: Foreign policy disrupted trade due to the alliance with France against Spain.
Little money to fight = embargo against Spain.
Bad effect on the cloth trade poor harvest = widespread unemployment & big price rises.
Price rises also due to recoinage. Increased number of coins in circulation, but decreased the amount of silver in them (debasement of the coinage). Stimulated exports.
Late 1520s: Economic depression + price rises = suffering amongst the poor and therefore riots had to be quashed in the spring of 1528.

8. What was the ‘King’s Great Matter’?
The King’s Great Matter: concerned the annulment of Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon and his desires to marry Anne Boleyn; this was a complex situation which would ultimately lead to England’s break from the Catholic Church.
TASK: You had to create a cartoon strip that tells the story of how ‘the King’s Great Matter’ came about, what happened and the downfall of Wolsey using the information on pages and the video clips.
Check through your partners work to make sure they have not missed anything and add anything they have in green pen.
Answer the following questions below based on your work:
Why did the need for divorce become so desperate in 1527 and on what grounds did he want one?
Why was getting a divorce going to be difficult?
What 3 approaches did Wolsey use? Why weren’t they successful?
Explain how it led to the downfall of Wolsey in 1529.
CHALLENGE: What was the main reason for Henry loosing faith in him and therefore Wolsey’s downfall?

9. What was the ‘King’s Great Matter’?
The King’s Great Matter: concerned the annulment of Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon and his desires to marry Anne Boleyn; this was a complex situation which would ultimately lead to England’s break from the Catholic Church.
TASK: You had to create a cartoon strip that tells the story of how ‘the King’s Great Matter’ came about, what happened and the downfall of Wolsey using the information on pages and the video clips.
watch from 5.59

10. Overall, how much change was there to Government under Wolsey?
Not very much
A lot
Could also discuss whether he had gone as far as he wanted with change or whether he was forced to stop by others.

11. Create a SWOT analysis for Cromwell based on the legacy left by Wolsey
Who is Thomas Cromwell?
A couple of week ago you were asked to complete a fact file based on Thomas Cromwell.
TASK: Using your fact file and the information on page 72. Come up with a 10 question quiz about Cromwell. You will need to write the answers on a separate sheet as you will try to complete each others quizzes shortly.
Challenge:
Create a SWOT analysis for Cromwell based on the legacy left by Wolsey

12. The work due in for next lesson is as follows:
FLIP LEARNING
TASK:
1. Find out what the following are:
The Act in Restraint of Appeals
The Act of Supremacy
The Act of Succession
The Treason Act
2. Who was Archbishop Thomas Cranmer? What role did he play in helping Henry VIII gain a divorce from Catherine of Aragon?
The work due in for next lesson is as follows: