History Revision Document: Tudors
Henry VII and Henry VIII
Question Henry VII Henry VIII (1509-1529) Henry VIII (1530-1547)
Henry Tudor’s consolidation of power: Henry VIII: character and aims; addressing Henry VII’s
character and aims; establishing the Tudor legacy
How effectively did
the Tudors restore
dynasty
and develop the
powers of the
monarchy?
Government: councils, parliament, justice, Government: Crown and Parliament, ministers, Government: Crown and Parliament,
In what ways and how
royal finance, domestic policies domestic policies ministers, domestic policies including the
during this period?
England governed
establishment of
Royal Supremacy
effectively was
Relationships with Scotland and other Relationships with Scotland and other foreign powers; Relationships with Scotland and other
How did relations with
foreign powers; securing the succession; securing the succession foreign powers; securing the succession
change and how was
marriage alliances
foreign powers
the succession
secured?
Society: churchmen, nobles and commoners; Society: elites and commoners; regional issues and the Society: elites and commoners; regional
English society
regional division; social discontent and social impact of religious upheaval; rebellion issues and the social impact of religious
and economy
change and
rebellions upheaval; rebellion
How did
Economic development: trade, exploration, Economic development: trade, exploration, prosperity
prosperity and depression and depression Economic development: trade, exploration,
prosperity and depression
effects?
what
with
Religion; humanism; arts and learning Religion: renaissance ideas; reform of the Church; Religion: renaissance ideas; reform of the
religious ideas change
and develop and with
continuity and change by 1529 Church; continuity and change by 1547
intellectual and
what effects?
How far did
Edmund Dudley Wolsey Thomas Cromwell
How important was the
John Morton Catherine of Aragon Thomas Cranmer
were they affected by
role of key individuals
and groups and how
Thomas More
The nobility Henry’s wives
developments?
Edward, Mary and Elizabeth
Question Edward Mary Elizabeth (1558- 1563) Elizabeth (1563-1601)
Edward VI, Somerset and Mary I and her ministers; royal Elizabeth I: character and aims; Elizabethan government: court,
How effectively did the
Northumberland; royal authority; authority; problems of consolidation of power, including the ministers and parliament; factional
develop the powers of
problems of succession succession; Act of Settlement rivalries
Tudors restore and
the monarchy?
Edward VI, Somerset and Mary I and her ministers; royal Elizabeth I: character and aims; Elizabethan government: court,
Northumberland; royal authority; authority; problems of consolidation of power, including the ministers and parliament; factional
was England governed during this
In what ways and how effectively
problems of succession succession; Act of Settlement rivalries
The last years of Elizabeth: the state of
England politically by 1603
period?
relations with relations with foreign powers relations Foreign affairs: issues of succession;
foreign powers change and
foreign powers with foreign powers Mary, Queen of Scots; relations with
how was the succession
How did relations with
Spain
secured?
The social impact of religious and The social impact of religious The impact of economic, social and Society: continuity and change;
economic changes under Edward and economic changes under religious developments in the early problems in the regions; social
VI; rebellion Mary I; rebellion; years of Elizabeth's rule discontent and rebellions
How did English society and economy
Economic development: trade,
change and with what effects?
exploration and colonisation;
prosperity and depression
The last years of Elizabeth: the state of
England economically and socially by
1603
The social impact of religious and The social impact of religious the Act of Settlement Religious developments, change and
religious ideas change and develop
economic changes under Edward and economic changes under continuity; the English renaissance
VI; rebellion; intellectual Mary I; rebellion; intellectual and ‘the Golden Age’ of art,
developments; humanist and developments; humanist and literature and music
How far did intellectual and
religious thought religious thought
The last years of Elizabeth: the state of
and with what effects?
England religiously by
1603
Somerset Philip of Spain Robert Dudley Mary, Queen of Scots
affected by developments?
groups and how were they
role of key individuals and
Thomas Seymour Charles V William Cecil Duke of Anjou
How important was the
Northumberland Robert Dudley (Earl of Leicester)
Thomas Cranmer Protestants William Cecil (Lord Burghley)
Robert Cecil
Duke of Essex
Catholics
Puritans
