Domestic policy

Question 1

Star Chamber

Answer 1

1516- became more important- Wolsey used it to root out corruption
-investigated and punished abuses of power

Question 2

Kingdoms income

Answer 2

• War was expensive which meant that inflation meant rising prices
  Parliament increased taxation and created a new tax on income(subsidy)- not enough to fund Henry’s foreign policy

Question 3

Enclosure

Answer 3

• The process where landowners put small areas of land into one big farm - using new farming techniques
  15170 over 220 landowners were taken to court for illegal enclosing

Question 4

Act of Supremacy and what it meant

Answer 4

• November 1534- Henry was made Supreme head of the church in England, All clergy had to take an oath of loyalty swearing to Henry’s title, the crown had the power to carry out visiitations on monastries