Henry VIII Evaluation

Mining and shipbuilding both grew, which created jobs and trade.

Enclosure of land created poverty, but made farming more profitable.

The wool trade with the Netherlands grew by 100% during his reign.

The Break With Rome meant taxes were no longer paid to the Pope.

The inflation of food prices by 500%.

A new floor constructed under Hampton Court Palace.

The reduction of the percentage of silver in coins.

A celebration of the birth of a male heir.

The Act of Supremacy in 1534.

The building of 45 new warships.

The defeat of Scotland at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513.

The organisation of musters to check the fitness of soldiers.

The Admiralty Office

The Navy Board

The War Department

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Social care disappeared almost overnight.

Monks and nuns needed to find new roles.

Church services happened every other week.

The army and navy doubled in size.

30,000 rebels took part in the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536.

It created powerful Roman Catholic enemies, such as Charles V.

Protestant countries in Europe saw England as a potential ally.

Pope Paul III excommunicated the country, leaving English Roman Catholics unhappy.

Jane Seymour

Anne of Cleves

Catherine of Aragon

Catherine Parr

Francis I and Charles V were most likely to attack from the south.

Building materials and builders were easier to find there.

Most English Roman Catholics lived in that area.

Henry VIII built them in his favourite towns.

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Executing Anne Boleyn showed the extremes to which he was willing to go.

A strong alliance with Spain was broken when he divorced Catherine of Aragon,

Spending money on 55 grand palaces nearly bankrupted England.

The Act of Succession took away Princess Mary's right to become queen.