Chapter II: Introduction: v

1485. DEVICE FOR THE CORONATION OF
HENRY VII. _Rutland Papers_ 1

1486. INTRODUCTION OF THE YEOMEN OF THE
GUARD. THE SWEATING SICKNESS _Holinshed_ 3

1486. INSURRECTION OF LAMBERT SIMNEL " 4

1490. THE LEVYING OF BENEVOLENCES " 9

1496. THE REBELLION OF THE CORNISHMEN " 10

1499. PERKIN WARBECK'S CONFESSION " 14

1500. RECEPTION OF PRINCESS CATHARINE _Paston Letters_ 16

1504. CARDINAL MORTON'S FORK _Holinshed_ 17

1506. THE MEETING OF HENRY VII. AND
THE KING OF CASTILE _Paston Letters_ 18

1509. SUPERSTITION _Erasmus_ 20

1516. THE MAKING OF BEGGARS AND THIEVES _More_ 22

1520. ENCLOSURES _Holinshed_ 26

1522. VISIT OF CHAS. V. TO ENGLAND _Rutland Papers_ 28

1522. CARDINAL WOLSEY _John Skelton_ 31

1524. WOLSEY AND THE POPEDOM _Burnet's "Collection
of Records"_ 34

1528. WOLSEY AND THE KING'S MARRIAGE _Burnet's "Collection
of Records"_ 36

1528. ON THE TRANSLATION OF
THE SCRIPTURES _William Tyndale_ 39

1529. ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF
THE BIBLE BURNT _Hall_ 41

1529. TWO LETTERS WRITTEN BY KING HENRY _Burnet's "Collection
TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD of Records"_ 43

1529. CARDINAL CAMPEGGIO'S JUDGMENT ON
THE DIVORCE OF QUEEN KATHARINE _Hall_ 45

1529. ANNE BOLEYN'S HATRED OF WOLSEY _Cavendish_ 47

1529. WOLSEY'S FALL " 48

1530. A LETTER WRITTEN BY WOLSEY TO
DR. STEPHEN GARDNER _Cavendish_ 49

1532. THE KING'S LAST LETTER _Burnet's "Collection
TO THE POPE of Records"_ 51

1534. SUBMISSION OF THE CLERGY AND
RESTRAINT OF APPEALS _Statutes of the Realm_ 56

1534. THE ECCLESIASTICAL APPOINTMENTS
ACT. THE ABSOLUTE RESTRAINT OF
ANNATES " " 57

1534. ACT FORBIDDING PAPAL
DISPENSATIONS AND THE PAYMENT
OF PETER'S PENCE " " 58

1534. FIRST ACT OF SUCCESSION " " 58

1534. THE SUPREMACY ACT " " 60

1534. LETTERS OF HENRY VIII.
TO ANNE BOLEYN _Lettres à Anne Boleyn_ 61

1534. THE SWEATING SICKNESS " " 62

1536. QUEEN ANN BOLEYN TO KING HENRY, _Burnet's "History of
FROM THE TOWER the Reformation"_ 62

1536. ACT FOR DISSOLUTION OF
THE LESSER MONASTERIES _Statutes of the Realm_ 64

1536. SUPPRESSION OF THE _Burnet's "Collection
MONASTERY OF TEWKESBURY of Records"_ 66

1537. THE INSURRECTION IN
LINCOLNSHIRE _Hall_ 70

1538. INJUNCTIONS TO THE CLERGY _Burnet's "Collection
MADE BY CROMWELL of Records"_ 75

1539. ACT FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF
THE GREATER MONASTERIES _Statutes of the Realm_ 79

1539. THE SIX ARTICLES ACT " " 80

1539. HENRY VIII. AND SPORT _Hall and Holinshed_ 82

1540. THE ATTAINDER OF THOMAS _Burnet's "Collection
CROMWELL of Records"_ 87

1544. HERTFORD'S ORDERS FOR THE
NAVY AND ARMY _Hamilton Papers_ 91

1544. HERTFORD AND OTHERS
TO HENRY VIII. " " 94

1545. ATTEMPTED INVASION OF
ENGLAND BY THE FRENCH _Holinshed_ 102

1545. THE CAPTURE OF THE BARQUE AGER _Hall_ 105

1546. SPEECH MADE BY KING HENRY VIII.
AT THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT _Hall_ 106

1549. SERMON ON "THE PLOUGHERS" _Latimer_ 110

THE RULES OF JUSTING _Lord Tiptolfe_ 114