Henry VIII - Thomas Wolsey

Question 1

When was Thomas Wolsey born?
Who was he the son of?

Answer 1

He was born in 1472
He was the son of an Ipswich butcher

Question 2

Wolsey provided the King with the military strategy that helped defeat the French at which battle in 1513?

Answer 2

The Battle of the Spurs

Question 3

When was Wolsey the dominant figure in government?

Answer 3

1514-1529

Question 4

When was the demise of Wolsey?

Answer 4

1529

Question 5

When did Wolsey increase the importance of the Court of Star Chamber?

Answer 5

From 1516 onwards

Question 6

The Court of Chancery dealt with cases involving what?

Answer 6

Property, wills and contracts

Question 7

Wolsey established a permanent judicial system committee to deal with what?

Answer 7

Cases brought by the poor

Question 8

When was the Act of Resumption?

Answer 8

1515

Question 9

What did the Act of Resumption do?

Answer 9

Returned some land to the Crown, it was an attempt to increase revenue from Crown lands.

Question 10

Which tax did Wolsey want to replace?

Answer 10

The fifteenths and tenths tax.