1. Factions Recap
Below are a series of facts that are in pairs. Your job is to divide them out into ‘conservative faction’ and ‘reform faction’
Conservative faction
Reform faction
Catherine Howard
Six Articles
Catherine Parr
Case against Cranmer
Believed in doctrinal change
Did not believe in doctrinal change
Stephen Gardiner
No losses
Edward Seymour
Duke of Norfolk
Execution of Catherine Howard
Thomas Cranmer
CHALLENGE  Add the missing victories and losses

2. The work due in for next lesson is as follows:
FLIP LEARNING
The work due in for next lesson is as follows:
TASK:
Read and complete the activities for the ‘Men who changed Henry’s underpants’ article

3. Why was the royal court the path to power in Tudor England
Why was the royal court the path to power in Tudor England? This is where you could start to influence the king and his decisions. The more intimate you were, the more he’d bond with you and the more important you would become to faction leaders.
What was the Privy Council? The ‘privy chamber’ is Henry’s own suite of rooms including his bed chamber. These are the people who worked closest with the king.
What was the role of the Groom of the Stool? The groom on the stool was the man who would help Henry go to the toilet.
NAME
WHEN?
INFLUENCE OVER HVIII
LIMITS OF INFLUENCE
REWARDS
Sir William Compton  
- Became very close when they were young – He was Henry’s personal servant and messenger.
Influenced Royal patronage.
Would arrange romantic meetings for Henry.
Served in diplomatic meetings with both the King of France and Charles V.
 None noted
 - Became very rich
Chancellor of Ireland
Sherriff of Worcestershire
Sherriff of Somerset and Dorset
Knighted in 1513
Some was allowed to marry the daughter of Earl of Shrewsbury
Sir Henry Norris
1517 – Gentleman of the privy chamber 
1526 – Groom of the stool
 1526 – Helped Anne Boleyn establish herself at court and become leader of her faction.
 Cromwell was against him and in the end was found guilty of having an affair with Anne. This lead to their execution.
 - Bailiff of Watlington
- Keeper of Langley New Park
- Was wealthier than most of the nobility
Sir Anthony Denny
 1539 – Gentleman of the privy chamber
End of Henry’s reign was the groom of the stool.
 - Henry felt confident to tell him that he did not like Anne of Cleves.
- He was able to control who could see the monarch on his death bed
- He helped get Henry’s will finalised which ensured Edward Seymour was appointed Lord Protector and thus keeping the protestant dominant .
 None noted.
- Kept the Protestant power dominant.
- Was the uncle of Sir Francis Walsingham (Elizabeth I’s spymaster)

4. Esquire of the body
What is the role of the Esquire of the body? It is a group of six they helped Henry to get dressed and allowed people to access him at night.
NAME
WHEN?
INFLUENCE OVER HVIII
LIMITS OF INFLUENCE
REWARDS
Sir Piers Dutton
 1520 and then rose to be chief esquire in 1527
 - Allied with Cromwell
- As sheriff he was able to put down rebellions, plundered abbeys, had his enemies murdered and kept lawless provenances under control. He was able to do what he wanted = Control and influence
 Cromwell still had more control and influence and ultimately he controlled Dutton.
 - Sheriff of Cheshire
- Was able to gain lands from a long-distant cousin which he had little claim over.
George Boleyn
(brother of Anne)
 1528
 - Led a diplomatic envoy to France
- Leading advocate for Henry displacing the Pope and was able to convince many doubters about this.
 Found guilty of incest with Anne and executed in 1536.
 - He was able to become an esquire despite being sacked as a gentleman of the privy chamber.
Edward Seymour
 1531
 - Uncle to the heir made him highly influential.
- He was put in charge of the ‘rough-wooing’
- Managed to take control by becoming Lord protector of Edward
 His failed policies led to rebellions and wars which eventually got him executed.
 - Became a viscount and then Earl of Hertford
Lieutenant – general of the North
Duke of Somerset

5. In what ways and how effectively was England governed under Henry VIII?
Good learning:
Recall concrete examples about Henry VIII’s government
Great learning:
Explain how the government changed over time
Even better:
Evaluate whether the government transformed under Henry VIII
Key Words:
Factionalism
Conservative
Reform
How effectively did the Tudors restore and develop the powers of the monarchy?
In what ways and how effectively was England governed during this period?

6. To what extent was England’s government fundamentally transformed in the years 1509 to 1547? (2017 paper)
TASK: Copy out the table and bullet point the evidence you could bring into an answer to this question.
Concrete evidence there was a fundamental transformation
Concrete evidence there was not a fundamental transformation
Early years
Wolsey years
Cromwell years
Factional years
Write out in full????
CHALLENGE  Was there a transformation in government overall. Keep in mind that your answer does not need to be as simple as ‘yes’ or ‘no’
RECALL
concrete examples about Henry VIII’s government
EXPLAIN
how the government changed over time
EVALUATE
whether the government transformed under Henry VIII

7. To what extent was England’s government fundamentally transformed in the years 1509 to 1547?
Coming to a judgement
England’s government was not fundamentally transformed
England’s government was fundamentally transformed
One of the biggest differences between GCSE, and A Level essays is that you need to have a judgement, and prove it to be right consistently.
At the moment, your essays tend to come to a simplistic judgement (where the arrows are on the continuum). This makes it harder for you to not contradict your argument.
Write out in full????
RECALL
concrete examples about Henry VIII’s government
EXPLAIN
how the government changed over time
EVALUATE
whether the government transformed under Henry VIII

8. To what extent was England’s government fundamentally transformed in the years 1509 to 1547?
Coming to a judgement
Nuanced argument 1: There was only a ‘fundamental transformation’ in certain timeframes
Nuanced argument 2: There was only a ‘fundamental transformation’ in certain parts of the government
For
Against
Paragraphs on the time frames where there was a fundamental transformation
Paragraphs on time frames where there was not a fundamental transformation
For
Against
Paragraphs on the parts of government where there was a fundamental transformation
Paragraphs on the parts of the government where there was not a fundamental transformation
Write out in full????
RECALL
concrete examples about Henry VIII’s government
EXPLAIN
how the government changed over time
EVALUATE
whether the government transformed under Henry VIII

9. To what extent was England’s government fundamentally transformed in the years 1509 to 1547?
TASK: You are going to write:
Introduction
Define
Criteria
Judgement
One ‘FOR’ paragraph
One ‘AGAINST’ paragraph
Write out in full????
RECALL
concrete examples about Henry VIII’s government
EXPLAIN
how the government changed over time
EVALUATE
whether the government transformed under Henry VIII

10. The work due in for next lesson is as follows:
FLIP LEARNING
The work due in for next lesson is as follows:
TASK:
Complete the Government boxes of the revision grid for Henry VIII