Wolsey

Question 1

Who was head of the Catholic Church?

Answer 1

Pope

Question 2

What was the Privy Council?

Answer 2

Henry’s closest advisers

Question 3

When did Henry take the throne?

Answer 3

1509

Question 4

Name one of Wolsey’s roles

Answer 4

Royal Almoner (1510) Archbishop of York (1514) Cardinal (1515) Lord Chancellor (1515)

Question 5

When did Wolsey become Lord Chancellor?

Answer 5

-1515

Question 6

What was Enclosure?

Answer 6

Fencing off common land

Question 7

How many cases did Wolsey bring against landowners in 1516?

Answer 7

260

Question 8

How much money did Wolsey collect for Henry between 1509-1520?

Answer 8

£800

Question 9

What were the Eltham Ordinances?

Answer 9

Attempts to cut the cost of court in 1519 and 1526

Question 10

What was the Amicable Grant?

Answer 10

An attempt by Wolsey to raise an unoffical tax in 1525

Question 11

What did the Amicable Grant cause?

Answer 11

An uprising of 4000 in East Anglia. As a result

Question 12

What was the Treaty of London 1518?

Answer 12

A treaty of perpetual peace

Question 13

How successful was the Field of the Cloth of Gold?

Answer 13

Meeting held between Henry and Francis - limited impact.

Question 14

When was the Battle of Pavia?

Answer 14

1525

Question 15

What were the consequences of the Battle of Pavia?

Answer 15

Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor) captured Francis I (King of France)

Question 16

Give three reasons why Wolsey fell from power

Answer 16

Failed to gain the annulment - Lost Hnery’s support - Enemies at Court - Accused of treason and praemunire

Question 17

What is an annulment?

Answer 17

A reason why a marriage should not have taken place - This ends the marriage

Question 18

Give three reasons why Henry wanted an annulment

Answer 18

Needed a son - Wanted to marry Anne Boleyn - Catherine of Aragon was too old to have sons - Catherine had been married to Henry’s brother Arthur

Question 19

Who was Campeggio?

Answer 19

Cardinal sent by Rome to try the validity of Catherine and Henry’s marriage at Black Friars

Question 20

When did Henry decide to end his marriage to Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 20

1527