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1.  Starter starter activity Which adjective best describes both Anne & Cromwell: ambitious, evangelical, astute, single-minded, naïve, headstrong, foolhardy? Other?

2. Key words: justification by faith evangelical heterodox How far had England moved toward Protestantism?  Learning objectives TBAT evaluate the scale of the move towards Protestantism under Henry

3.  Your task Read p.141-6 and around the pictures of Anne and Cromwell note down the reasons they fell from power. Explain why they managed to stay in power so long?

4. Anne Boleyn – fall from grace Failure to provide H8 with male heir Death of Catherine - cleared way for third marriage Catholic faction – Howard & Gardiner Accusations of multiple adultery & incest Ambition – too closely associated with Protestant evangelical faction

5. Cromwell – fall from grace Ruthless ambition created enemies 1538 Tr of Nice – Fr and CV allied against England Failure of Anne of Cleves marriage Enemies at court – Howard/Gardiner faction Catherine Howard False allegations – unwilling to support Act of Six Articles

6. Anne of Cleves by Holbein (?) Marks out of 10?

7. Flanders mare!

8.  Extension Bishop Gardiner of Winchester Produce a factfile on Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester. Include notes on his early career, his influence at court, his changing fortunes in the later years of Henry’s reign and under Edward VI, his position under Mary Tudor

9.  Your task Add further evidence to your chart using p.150-6 that either Protestantism or Catholicism grew in importance by completing the chart provided.

10. Around your copy of this painting try to explain what you can see. What is the overall message of the image?

11. Key words: justification by faith evangelical heterodox How far had England moved toward Protestantism?  Learning objectives TBAT evaluate the scale of the move towards Protestantism under Henry