Was Wolsey's Domestic Policy Successful?

Question 1

Successful: household

Answer 1

Reduction in gentlemen of Bed Chamber 12 to 6 in the Ethan Ordinances
This intended to reduce the influence on the king

Question 2

What is domestic policy ?

Answer 2

The daily running of the country

Question 3

Wolsey held the great seal and friend held the privy seal

Answer 3

Doesn’t need the king to make decision

Question 4

Success : crown finance

Answer 4

Subsidy tax - 1515 after 4 years he raised £170,000 for the king. 15th etc only made £90,000 per annum.

Question 5

Success: enclosures

Answer 5

Free land in each community that peasants could live off. Good for the peasants and over 200 nobles brought to trial for this. National inquiry to make this better in 1517

Question 6

Success: star chamber

Answer 6

Wolsey took over it. 120 cases per year personally instead of past 12

Question 7

Success: equity

Answer 7

Developed the court of requests for the poor.

Question 8

Basically all government reforms

Answer 8

Legal
Financial
Local
Etc