Wolsey Flashcards
What domestic issues did Wolsey have to deal with?
The ‘Young Favourites’, Wolsey and Henry barley spoke in person and communicated with letters, he didn’t want people to see him as a rival to Henry
How did Wolsey deal with the ‘Young Favourites’
He used spies to get the nobles expelled from court and would replace them with older men of his choosing. One of his spies was Richard Pace
Who were the 5 main people that disliked Wolsey?
Edward Stafford the Duke of Buckingham, Thomas Howard, Charles Brandon, Archbishop Warham and Bishop Fox
How did Wolsey deal with the Duke of Buckingham?
He used Henry’s paranoia to allow him to investigate The Duke and found evidence of treason. Executed in 1521
What was his father’s job?
Butcher
How did he become Papal Legate?
He blackmailed Pope Leo X to giving him the role in return the would help him with the Ottoman Empire
What Treaty did Wolsey arrange
Treaty of London in 1518
What was Wolsey’s character like?
He would delegate a lot of work to the nobles, was quite fat to show that he as wealthy to others
What was the ‘Amicable Grant’?
A tax that was imposed onto England by Wolsey in an attempt to raise money for war with France
When was the Field of the Cloth of Gold organised by Wolsey?
1520
What were the terms set out by Wolsey?
A treaty of perpetual peace
What were the 2 scriptures used in the Kings Great Matter
Leviticus 20:21 and Deuteronomy
