Henry And Wolsey Flashcards

1
Q

Where was Wolsey born?

A

Ipswich

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2
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What were wolseys humble origins? ( who was his father)

A

Butchers son not noble birth

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3
Q

Who wants Wolsey’s patron ?

A

Richard fox

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4
Q

What position did Wolsey get in 1509?

A

Royal almoner

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5
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Who was Wolsey’s gentleman usher?

A

George cavendish

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6
Q

What positions of power did Wolsey get in 1514?

A

Bishop of Lincon and Tournai and archbishop of York

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7
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What positions in 1515?

A

Cardinal and lord chancellor and lord privy seal

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8
Q

What position in the church did he get in 1518 and then again in 1524?

A

Papal legate gave him legatine power

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9
Q

When did Wolsey issue the Eltham ordinances?

A

1526 increased power and influence over Henry

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10
Q

When was black friars court?

A

June 1529

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11
Q

When was Wolsey dismissed as lord chancellor and under which charges?

A

Charged with praemunire in oct 1529

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12
Q

When was Wolsey arrested for treason?

A

1530 November

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13
Q

Where and when does Wolsey die?

A

1530 at leister abbey.

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14
Q

How much money did he raise with the amicable grant?

A

£0-uprising in Lavenham 10 000 men. Wolsey as scapegoat, had to publicly apologise and pay compensation and king withdraws request.

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15
Q

How much did the subsidys raise ?

A

Total of £322,099

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16
Q

How much did the forced loans raise ?

A

£260 000

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17
Q

Name the yrs of each financial measure under Wolsey

A

First subsidy in 1513
Second subsidy in 1523
Forced loans in 1522/3
Amicable grant 1525

18
Q

In Wolsey’s social policy how many enquires were made about enclosures and when?

A

1517, 1518, 1526- three

19
Q

According to john guy what type of justice was Wolsey trying to promote?

A

Impartial justice

20
Q

Give examples of nobles who were persecuted in the court of the star chamber.

A

Earl of Northumberland - sent to fleet prison.
Sir Amyas Paulet- daily attendance for 5 yrs
Sir Robert Sheffield, lord of burgaverry, sir William Bowmur.

21
Q

By how much did the caseload of the star chamber increase under Wolsey?

A

120/annum

22
Q

Give an example of an overflow court that Wolsey had to set up ?

A

Court if requests in Whitehall

23
Q

How many cases were brought about in the issue of enclosures?

A

264-188 clear verdicts in court of chancery

24
Q

Why did Wolsey have to abandon the enclosure policy?

A

To get 2nd subsidy

25
Q

Name two educational institutes Wolsey founded

A

Ipswich school, cardinal college oxford.

26
Q

Which pope refused to grant the divorce of Henry and Catherine?

A

Clement VII

27
Q

Which book in the bible said that Henry should divorce Catherine because their marriage was cursed?

A

Leviticus

28
Q

Which book of the bible undermined that of Leviticus?

A

Deuteronomy

29
Q

Who was sent in 1528 to resolve the issue of the divorce but actually to stalk any decisions?

A

Camppegio

30
Q

Who defended Catherine at the black friars trial ?

A

John fisher

31
Q

Who wrote that Wolsey’s downfall was “first and foremost Anne’s success” ?

A

Grossell

32
Q

What were the 4 main reasons for Wolsey’s downfall?

A

Foreign policy, the divorce matter with the king and not much favour, factions at court, political enemies.

33
Q

Why was it difficult for the church to allow the divorce?

A

Would be asking one pope to undermine another popes decision and would fuel anger in the already strained relationship after sack of Rome.

34
Q

How many monestries did Wolsey suppress in 1524 to fund his own schools?

A

29

35
Q

When was Wolsey born ?

A

1472(?)

36
Q

What did Wolsey study, which uni?

A

Rhetoric at Oxford

37
Q

Why was Wolsey given the title of boy bachelor ?

A

He got his degree at 15

38
Q

Who commented on the problems caused by enclosure that sheep were “ man eaters” in his boo utopia?

A

Thomas Moore

39
Q

Which Wolsey hating historian, who died in his bathroom in Cambridge in 1994 , said about SOS,yes domestic policy: “Wolsey tried to do the work of 10men and , not surprisingly, failed”

A

G.R Elton

40
Q

What glorious terms was the treaty of london described ?

A

Eternal and perpetual peace

41
Q

How did Anne Boleyn weaken Wolsey’s control of the patronage in 1528?

A

Rejected him to be abbess of witton .

42
Q

What did scarisbrick say about Wolsey’s downfall?

A

That he was a victim of an aristocratic putsch.