Why Did Henry Viii Become An Absolute Government

Leading up to Henry VIII’s reign, the monarchy in England was primed for him to become an absolute monarch. In 1487, Henry Tudor, Henry VIII’s father, strengthened the power of the king, and make the already weak nobles weaker by bringing back the Court of the Star Chamber as a result of the trials for unlawful barons. As a result of this Henry VIII’s power was absolute, due to the fact that his father had strengthened the monarchy making it so that his son had free reign. Additionally, the long standing feud between England and France began preceding Henry VIII’s rule. In 1453, the Hundred Years’ final battle was fought, the Battle of Castillon in which the French won over the English and consequently gained back all of the territory that