Consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty (AQA A Level History) revision notes

This file contains full revision notes for AQA A Level History option – 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 Part one: consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty: England, 1485–1547. Covered contents are:

• Section 1- Henry VII, 1485-1509
  • Chapter 1: The establishment of the Tudors: Henry VII
    • 1. England in 1485
    • 2. Henry VII and consolidation of power
    • 3. Removing threats to Henry’s power
    • 4. Relations with other countries
• Section 2: Henry VIII, 1509-1547
  • Chapter 2: The rule of Henry VIII and Wolsey, 1509-29
    • 1. Henry VIII: the start of a new era
    • 2. Wolsey as chief minister- Church and state
    • 3. England’s relations with foreign powers
    • 4. Henry’s quest for a divorce
  • Chapter 3: The Break with Rome in the 1530s
    • 1. The Reformation parliament and establishment of Royal Supremacy
    • 2. The extent of religious change in the 1530s
    • 3. Opposition to religious change
    • 4. Royal authority and government in the 1530s
  • Chapter 4: Henry VIII’s last years
    • 1. England’s relations with foreign powers
    • 2. Factions at court and the succession
    • 3. Position of the church by 1547