Henry VIII: Wolsey

Question 1

How did he rise to power (3 things)

Answer 1

• Mentored by Richard Fox
• Appointed Royal Almoner 1509 (charity to poor.)
• Delivered well equipped supplies to France 1513- caught kings attention

Question 2

1526 Eltham Ordinances

Answer 2

• successful

- Reorganised finances in the privy chamber and made household more efficient.

Question 3

Enclosures

Answer 3

• controversial

- Inquiry to investigate land enclosed without proper permission 1517- 260 court cases against land owners

Question 4

The star chamber

Answer 4

• progressive and successful
• Promoted civil law encouraged poor to bring cases against nobles
• 120 a year

Question 5

How did his policy to solve enclosures end?

Answer 5

• 1523 angry landowners took it to parliament and Wolsey had to halt investigations
• caved in basically

Question 6

Amicable Grant 1525

Answer 6

• eventually unsuccessful
• a tax imposed on England
• Priests 1/3, others 1/6 of income
• caused resistance
• hoping to gain an estimated £800,000 for the proposed war, only raised roughly £140,000
• first events that led eventually to Wolsey’s fall from power

Question 7

Treaty of London 1513

Answer 7

• successful

- Universal peace negotiated by Wolsey as asked by the Pope. Anti-war, non aggression, fight against ottomans

Question 8

Treaty of Etaples 1492

Answer 8

• relatively successful
• managed to negotiate in order to come to a better agreement
• accepted the loss of Brittany and agreed a pension of 50,000 French Ecus to be paid from France to the English King, as well as a promise by France to stop supporting the pretender, Perkin Warbeck