Summary: Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know for Edexcel AS History: Henry VIII - Authority, Nation and Religion, 1509-40.Written by experienced teachers, this series closely combines the content of Edexcel AS History: Henry VIII - Authority, Nation and Religion, 1509-40 with revision activities and advice on exam technique. Each section has a model answer with exam tips for you to analyse and better understand what is required in the exam.Makes revision manageable by condensing topics into easy-to-revise chunksEncourages active revision by closely combining content with a variety of different activitiesHelps improve exam technique through tailor-made activities and plenty of guidance on how to answer questionsIncludes access to quick quizzes at www.hodderplus.co.uk/myrevisionnotesCONTENTS:Section 1: Henry VIII and the quest for international influenceHenry's foreign policy aims 1509-11War against France and Scotland 1512-13England at Peace 1514-22Sidelined? England's foreign policy 1522-29The Divorce and foreign policyThe Search for a Protestant alliance 1539-40Exam focusSection 2: Structure of governmentThe Rise of Thomas WolseyWolsey as Cardinal and Papal legateWolsey as Lord Chancellor - the government of England 1509-29Relations with nobility and ParliamentWolsey, Parliament and attempts to raise revenueThe Fall of Wolsey 1529-30Exam focusSection 3: Henry's changing relations with the Catholic ChurchThe King's Great MatterAttempts to obtain an annulmentFrom divorce to Royal SupremacyThe role of key individualsEnforcing the ReformationTen Articles and Six ArticlesExam focusSection 4: The Dissolution of the MonasteriesThe Visitations and the Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1535The dissolution of the smaller monasteries, 1536The Pilgrimage of GraceThe dissolution of the larger monasteriesFaction and political infighting in Henry's CourtHenry VIII - authority and religion
Table of Contents: IntroductionSection 1: Henry VIII and the quest for international influenceHenry's foreign policy aims 1509-11War against France and Scotland 1512-13England at Peace 1514-22Sidelined? England's foreign policy 1522-29The Divorce and foreign policyThe Search for a Protestant alliance 1539-40Exam focusSection 2: Structure of governmentThe Rise of Thomas WolseyWolsey as Cardinal and Papal legateWolsey as Lord Chancellor - the government of England 1509-29Relations with nobility and ParliamentWolsey, Parliament and attempts to raise revenueThe Fall of Wolsey 1529-30Exam focusSection 3: Henry's changing relations with the Catholic ChurchThe King's Great MatterAttempts to obtain an annulmentFrom divorce to Royal SupremacyThe role of key individualsEnforcing the ReformationTen Articles and Six ArticlesExam focusSection 4: The Dissolution of the MonasteriesThe Visitations and the Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1535The dissolution of the smaller monasteries, 1536The Pilgrimage of GraceThe dissolution of the larger monasteriesFaction and political infighting in Henry's CourtHenry VIII - authority and religionExam focusGlossaryTimelineAnswers
About the Author(s): Peter Clements is a retired Head of Humanities with an M Phil in Educational Research, and MAs in American Studies and Education. He has written books for A level and IB History on American History and Tudor history.
Contributors: Series editors: Laura Williams and Robin Bunce
Readership: AS history students studying this unit
