Domestic policies under Wolsey (8)

Question 1

Nam something that Wolsey was responsible for?

Answer 1

Although he was not trained to be a lawyer, he was Lord Chancellor therefore responsible for overseeing the legal system.

Question 2

What did Wolsey have the right to do?

Answer 2

To preside over the court of chancery and he tried to use the court to uphold “fair” justice.

Question 3

When did Wolsey use the Court of chancery?

Answer 3

He used the courts to deal with problems relating to enclosure, contracts, and land left to others in wills.

Question 4

What was the main problem with the chancery court?

Answer 4

That it became too popular and justice was slow since it became clogged up with too many cases.

Question 5

Where did Wolsey’s most distinctive legal contribution come through?

Answer 5

The operation of the Court of Star Chamber.

Question 6

When was the Court of the Star Chamber establish and how?

Answer 6

Established in 1487 and had been established by Act of Parliament.

Question 7

What was the Court of the Star Chamber?

Answer 7

An offshoot of the King’s Council, and became the center of both government and justice under Wolsey.

Question 8

What was Wolsey’s motive with extending the use of Court of Star Chamber from 1516?

Answer 8

To increase cheap and fair justice.

Question 9

Who did Wolsey encourage the use of the Star Chamber too?

Answer 9

Private lawsuits.

Question 10

What was Wolsey forced to set up and why?

Answer 10

Wolsey proved too successful and was forced to set up a series of “overflow tribunals” to deal with the pressure of business.

Question 11

What was set up in 1519 and what did it do?

Answer 11

A permanent comittee which Wolsey set up, which became the ancestor of the later court of requensts, whose job was to deal with cases involving the poor.

Question 12

What was expected about texpayers?

Answer 12

It was expected that taxpayers, including the nobility would provide extraordinary revenue (parliamentary taxation) when required.

Question 13

How was providing extraodinary revue most effective?

Answer 13

Through raising subsidies.

Question 14

How did Wolsey change the way subsidies were collected?

Answer 14

Instead of using local commissioners to assess taxpayers’ wealth, Wolsey set up a national committee he himself headed.

Question 15

What was the outcome of Wosley change to subsidies?

Answer 15

With direct and realistic assessments of the wealth of taxpayers, the nation’s revenue base consequently became much more realistic.

Question 16

How did his method of, changing how subsdies were collected, come into importance?

Answer 16

Wolsey rasied extraordinary revenue for Hnery VIII’s war in France. However the amount was insuffient.

Question 17

How else did Wolsey try and rasie extraordinary revenue for Henry’s war with France?

Answer 17

Through unparliamentary taxation, the so-called “Amicable Grant” of 1525. This led to widespread resistance, amounting almost to a rebellion.

Question 18

What did Wolsey introduce in 1526?

Answer 18

Eltham Ordinances.

Question 19

What did Eltham Ordinances do?

Answer 19

Reform the finances of the Privy Council.

Question 20

How did he make Eltham Ordinances work?

Answer 20

By pushing forward proposals for a reduction of royal household expenditure,

Question 21

What did Wolsey secure the reduction in?

Answer 21

The number of Gentelmen of the Privy Chamber, the one area of government over which he did not have control.

Question 22

What did Wolsey secure the removal of?

Answer 22

Henry’s Groom of the Stool, Sir William Comptom, replacing him with the more compliant henry Norris.

Question 23

What was Henry Groom Stool?

Answer 23

A man that much conidence was placed in and roya; secrets were shared with as a matter of course.