Government, Rebellion and Society in Wales and England c.1485-1603

What Government, Rebellion and Society in Wales and England c.1485-1603 covers

Government, Rebellion and Society in Wales and England c.1485-1603 is examined in Unit 1, the period study — one of eight options, of which a student takes one. It covers Henry VII and the establishment of the Tudor dynasty, the revolution in government under Henry VIII, Wolsey, Cromwell and Cecil as chief ministers, Elizabeth, the privy council and Parliament, the Henrician Reformation, religion under Edward VI and Mary I, the Elizabethan Church Settlement, the Pilgrimage of Grace and the Tudor rebellions, trade, industry and the growth of towns, the rise of the gentry and social change, poverty, vagrancy and the poor laws, the Acts of Union and the government of Wales and religion, the Welsh Bible and Welsh identity.

The 13 subtopics

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• Henry VII and the establishment of the Tudor dynastyTwo principal pretenders to Henry VII's throne, act of attainder and bond or recognisance as Henry VII used it.Open →
• The revolution in government under Henry VIIITudor revolution in government, three institutional changes cited as evidence of the revolution and court of Augmentations set up to handle.Open →
• Wolsey, Cromwell and Cecil as chief ministersAmicable Grant and two policies Cromwell drove through.Open →
• Elizabeth, the privy council and ParliamentTwo leading figures on Elizabeth's council besides Cecil, parliament's principal function in Elizabeth's reign and royal prerogative.Open →
• The Henrician ReformationTwo who were executed for refusing the oath of supremacy and valor Ecclesiasticus.Open →
• Religion under Edward VI and Mary ITwo Protestant measures of Somerset's protectorate, forty-Two Articles and chantries Act.Open →
• The Elizabethan Church SettlementTwo acts that made up the settlement, thirty-Nine Articles and vestiarian Controversy.Open →
• The Pilgrimage of Grace and the Tudor rebellionsWestern Rebellion, kett's Rebellion and wyatt's Rebellion.Open →
• Trade, industry and the growth of townsEngland's dominant export in the sixteenth century, two trading companies founded in Elizabeth's reign and two industries that grew significantly in the sixteenth century.Open →
• The rise of the gentry and social changeStorm over the gentry, statute of Artificers and change in domestic housing in this period.Open →
• Poverty, vagrancy and the poor lawsRecall questions on why poverty grew across the century, the line drawn between those who could work and those who could not, the shift from alms to a compulsory rate, and how the parish came to run relief.Open →
• The Acts of Union and the government of WalesThree of the counties created by the Acts of Union, council in Wales and the Marches and courts of Great Sessions.Open →
• Religion, the Welsh Bible and Welsh identityParadox of Tudor language policy in Wales and welsh Catholic martyr of Elizabeth's reign.Open →

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Commonly confused

Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.

• Act of Supremacy vs Act of Uniformity

  Act of Supremacy: the statute placing the Crown at the head of the English Church, with authority over its doctrine, appointments and discipline. Act of Uniformity: the statute prescribing the form of service and the Prayer Book every parish must use, with penalties for those who use any other.

• Supreme Head vs Supreme Governor

  Supreme Head: the title Henry VIII took in 1534, claiming direct spiritual authority on earth over the Church of England. Supreme Governor: the title Elizabeth I was given in 1559, a wording more acceptable to Catholics and to those who objected to a woman ruling the Church.

• Act of 1536 vs Act of 1543

  Act of 1536: the statute that abolished the Marcher lordships, forming their territory into new shire counties or attaching it to existing ones. Act of 1543: the statute that completed the settlement, establishing the Courts of Great Sessions for Wales and confirming the royal Council at Ludlow.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

1. 1

   At which battle did Henry Tudor defeat Richard III, and in what year?

   Model answer

   At Bosworth Field in 1485.

2. 2

   On what grounds did Henry VII claim the throne?

   Model answer

   By right of conquest at Bosworth, by descent from John of Gaunt through his mother Margaret Beaufort, and by parliamentary confirmation.

3. 3

   Why did Henry VII date his reign from the day before Bosworth?

   Model answer

   So that anyone who had fought for Richard III could be treated as a traitor and attainted.

4. 4

   Whom did Henry VII marry in 1486, and why did it matter?

   Model answer

   Elizabeth of York, uniting the houses of Lancaster and York and weakening the Yorkist case against him.

5. 5

   Name the two principal pretenders to Henry VII's throne.

   Model answer

   Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck.

6. 6

   Whom did Lambert Simnel claim to be, and how was his rising ended?

   Model answer

   He claimed to be the Earl of Warwick, and his rising was crushed at the Battle of Stoke in 1487.

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What does Government, Rebellion and Society in Wales and England c.1485-1603 cover in WJEC A-Level History?

13 subtopics: henry vii and the establishment of the tudor dynasty, the revolution in government under henry viii, wolsey, cromwell and cecil as chief ministers, elizabeth, the privy council and parliament, the henrician reformation, religion under edward vi and mary i, the elizabethan church settlement, the pilgrimage of grace and the tudor rebellions, trade, industry and the growth of towns, the rise of the gentry and social change, poverty, vagrancy and the poor laws, the acts of union and the government of wales and religion, the welsh bible and welsh identity. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.

How is Government, Rebellion and Society in Wales and England c.1485-1603 organised?

By the WJEC 601-5817-7 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.