Enclosure Flashcards
1
Q
What were the problems with enclosure
A
Lead to depopulation
2
Q
What was the reaction to enclosure?
A
3 acts in parliament
1489
1514
1515
3
Q
What did Wolsey do to deal with enclosure
A
Set up enclosure committee in 1517-18
4
Q
What did the committee do
A
Identified land enclosed land, buildings that had been demolished and land that had been converted from arabale to pasture
5
Q
What happened between 1518-1529
A
Legal action was taken against 264 people.
222 were bought to court and 188 verdicts were reached
Included 9 nobles, 3 bishops and 32 knights,51 head of religious houses and several oxford colleagues
6
Q
What did Wolseys enclosure worm cause
A
More unpopular with nobles
7
Q
What happened at 1523 parliament
A
Subsidy would be given if he stopped enclosure work
