How Far Did Henry VIII’s Reign Go in Beginning a New Era in Tudor Kingship

How far did henry VIIIs run begin a new era in Tudor kingship? hydrogen the ordinal and hydrogen the 7th were very different in many ways, their style of ruling and aims clearly had different intentions. Henry the ordinal ruled quite safely and avoided war as much as possible whilst being highly greedy and obsessive with money. Where as Henry the eighth was two-year-old and wanted to bring back the ring years and gain a strong reputation, willing to fight and go to war at alone costs, whilst being ruthless in punish custodyts. From the beginning of Henry the eighths reign salmagundis began to take place and perhaps a whole new era.Some aspects did stay the same from Henry the sevenths rule though. One obvious continuity was that the Tudor bloodline had been passed along, keeping the same family ruling England. Which eliminated quite a lot of threat from keen opposition. Henry the eighth was young and healthy which was a promising thought at the time for the public. The po sition of custody and women didnt change either, women still had barely any rights and could night speak their thoughts or argue with mens views. They were expected to do feminine activities and get children who were possible heirs to the throne.As Henry the eighth needed to produce at least one heir, he decided to marry Catherine of Aragon, (a Spanish princess) after many geezerhood of weighing out other options. He employmentd Catherine just like his acquire did to stabilise and unsex a sturdy relationship with Spain and improving foreign relations. Another factor that was kept the same were the bonds and recognisances amongst the crown and the nobility, which threatened a fine to the aristocracy if they werent to remain loyal to the king and flush it his trust. These were very unpopular with the nobility, but controlled factions being formed, eliminating threat yet again.A common characteristic with both Henry the eighth and seventh was their irrational behaviour with mon ey as they didnt control or use it very wisely. Henry the seventh splashed out on parties and extravagant entertainment, to up bemuse a sozzled reputation. When his password wanted to spend it on war and battles to gain back a strong and vivid reputation, when it wasnt affordable. Although some aspects stayed similar or the same, the majority of the transition was consistent of change. Henry the eighth was young and feisty, seen as a angelical and slightly ulnerable new face to the thrown bringing out vehemence from the public. His attitude was the opposite of Henry the sevenths, he wanted to bring back the glory days and looked up to role models such as, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, to gain back a strong reputation. Unlike his father, Henry became very ruthless and wasnt afraid to sentence punishments and showed little mercy to those who betrayed his trust. One example of this was the death penalty of two of his fathers closest advisers, Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley.They were arrested on fictitious charges of treason, even though little prove existed. Henry wanted to show he wasnt taking any prisoners and so he penalize them a year later. They were involved in enforcing the bonds and recognisances so Henry soon became very popular with the nobility, as hed killed two of the people they hated the most. Whilst also maybe giving them the impression that he is more persuadable and naive as he is so young. Henry began changing his advises and councillors to men he could relate to better, like Thomas Wolsey, a very colourful character of the Tudor court and a trusting adviser to Henry.Henry began to rely on his advisers more to do the paperwork side of things and allowed them more independence. Whilst he was extremely active, unlike his father, and participated in sports of all kinds. Some say he was slightly more manipulated and persuaded in his younger years by his advisers compared to his father. One example may be when he was co nvinced to sign a peace treaty in 1510 with Louis XIII (king of France), by William Warham and Richard Fox. Their reasons were that war or an invasion on France would be too expensive and fruitless, despite Henrys wishes he signed the treaty anyway.Despite this it wasnt long before plans were make for an invasion Henry was actively seeking war and action so he was to be viewed as a strong king and willing to fight for his country. Very much unlike his Father who was gingerly and avoided war as much as possible. Henry also broke from the church in Rome, against his fathers views and beliefs. Over all I think the transition from Henry the seventh to Henry the eighth was mostly a new era. Although there were elements of persistence and continuity, the majority of Henry the eighths reign was consistence of change and he carried out a completely different attitude to what his father did.Henry the Seventh was greedy with his money, he wanted to be safe and cautious, avoiding war and conf rontation as much as he could, whilst transaction mostly with paperwork. He was ruthless when absolutely necessary but never exceeded in gaining a grim reputation. He was very unpopular with the public and I believe they were ready for someone feisty and fresh to take over the thrown like Henry the eighth. Who was not at all wanting to hold back from war or confrontation, he constantly looked for opportunities to fight and to bring back the glory days.Not particularly interesting in doing any paperwork until his later years as he actively participated in sports in his youth. He was ruthless and showed no mercy when coming to deciding peoples fait and punishment. He was also much more popular than his father at the beginning oh his years and his reputation was of a handsome young man, who was quite impressionable. This clearly shows the extent as to how different both Father and sons attitudes and style to kingship were and how the new era began to evolve. Aimee Fenton-Fearn