HIST 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: English Reformation, Valor Ecclesiasticus, Pilgrimage Of Grace
28 Aug 2016
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King"s great matter: henry viii"s desire to divorce catharine of aragon. Henry 8th: different from father: different style of government, more impressive court, grander figure, aspired to recognition (henry 7th had to win and keep it), henry 8th inherited it. Sought out bigger projects: achieve glory through war (mainly with france). Continuities with henry 7th: continuing themes: desire of king to play off the great noble who expect a share in gov and influence on king. Also advanatge of using low born bureaucrats: professionalization of the state (modern flavor: shift from overmighty subjects to university-trained bureacrats (thomas cromwell)). Second theme: revenues (no modern fiscal military state, no regular taxation and running of deficit), dependent on fixed sources of revenue. Rarely able to leverage everythign that is technically theirs, and his attempt to claim them as his own gives him bad rep. In europe, lot of forces already making for reform.
