1514-1529 ascendancy of Wolsey

Question 1

he was appointed

Answer 1

Lord Chancellor and Cardinal in 1515

Question 2

unlike his father

Answer 2

Henry never gave personal affairs of government the personal attention his father had, tending instead to delegate power to his chief advisers

gave rise to factionalism

Question 3

court of star chamber

Answer 3

increased in importance

used to dispense justice, root out corruption and to challenge the power of the nobility

Question 4

The Act of Resumption

Answer 4

1515 - returned some lands to the crown that had been granted away at the start of his reign, to bring in money

Question 5

The Subsidy

Answer 5

a more realistic tax based on accurate valuations of taxpayers’ actual wealth

collected four times, each time to pay for a war with france

Question 6

The Amicable Grant

Answer 6

1525

to fund France. It was to be paid by the church and taxpayers, based on property value. Not approved by government.

Caused a rebellion

Question 7

government expenditure

Answer 7

1509-1520 was £1.7 million, due to costs of war

Question 8

The Eltham Ordinances

Answer 8

1526

attempt to reform the royal household, but was abandoned when Wolsey found other ways to ensure his political supremacy

Question 9

enclosures

Answer 9

meant people lost jobs and moved away in search of jobs, which caused depopulation

despite legal attempts enclosure continued and vagrancy was not reduced

Question 10

Wolsey

Answer 10

was vain and had amassed a large personal fortune, displaying his wealth ostentatiously (had 500 servants)

Henry engineered his downfall when he failed in FP and also in failing to obtain a divorce for Henry