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Henry VIII: Government - Wolsey's legal reforms Flashcards

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Factors involving Wolsey’s legal policies

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Court of chancery

1517 Enclosure enquiry

Court of star chamber

Court of requests

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What did Wolsey’s appointment as Lord Chancellor mean

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He was responsible for overseeing the legal system

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What did Wolsey preside over

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  • The court of Chancery
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What was the Court of Chancery used for

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To provide and uphold fair justice

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What type of cases did the Court of Chancery regard

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Enclosure cases

Contracts

Land left to those in wills

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Why was the high popularity for the Court of Chancery a problem

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Because it became clogged up and wasn’t able to operate efficiently

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What did Wolsey do when presiding over the Court of Chancery that damaged its reputation

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Took bribes for richer clients and always sought personal gain over the course of justice

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When was Wolsey’s first enquiry into enclosure

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1517

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What did the enquiry into enclosure of 1517 mean

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It showed that Wolsey was interested in Key Grievances for the poor

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How many landowners were sent to court due to enclosure

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400

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What ended the enquiry into enclosures

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Parliamentary opposition in 1523

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How many cases were heart within the Court of Chancery per year

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540

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What was the promise of the Court of Star Chamber

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To provide and uphold fair justice for cheap

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What portion of society was mainly focused upon through use of the Star Chamber

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The nobility, as a means of attacking their power

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What was Wolsey of accused with regarding the use of the Star Chamber

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Having a vendetta against the Wealthy

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How many cases were dealt with per year using the Court of Star Chamber compared with HVII

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120, compared with 12 under Henry VII

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What was the main problem with the Star Chamber

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It took on massive amounts of cases and often these were unsolved, by 1529 it nearly collapsed under its weight

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What was the court of requests

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The court that was enveloped with encouraging the poor to bring their compaints

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What did the court of requests do for wolseys reputation

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Made him popular among the poor because he appeared poor-friendly

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What was the problem with the court of requests

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Wolsey placed personal interests over the pursuit of justice

AQA history A level - Tudor (37 decks)

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