Successes

  • Ensured Henry VIII’s stability when transitioning to monarch from Henry VII.
    • He helped massively change systems put in place, making government marginally different to government under Henry VII.

Failures

  • Failed to solve the Great Matter due to his refusal to break away from the Catholic Church
    • The was bound by both moral and church ties (Archbishop of York)
  • Upset the nobility, leading to a near full-scale revolt due to the Amicable Grant

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