WOLSEY AND THE GREAT MATTER 1509-30

Question 1

How did Wolsey come to power?

Answer 1

Execution of Empson and Dudley removed them from the scene

French Expedition

Question 2

Wolsey’s role in the French Expedition 1513

Answer 2

Lead and organised it, implemented Henry’s wishes even if it meant disobeying superiors

Question 3

When was Wolsey made papal legate?

Answer 3

1518

Question 4

Degree from ______ at __

Answer 4

Oxford, 15

Question 5

Name one of Wolsey’s roles in the church

Answer 5

Bishop of Tournai
Bishop of Lincoln
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Bishop of Durham

Question 6

Wolsey’s two aims in his judicial reforms

Answer 6

Make courts accessible to the poor

Make sure that the rich and powerful did not gain any legal advantage

Question 7

Wolsey’s selfishness in legal reforms

Answer 7

Used the system to further his own interests

Question 8

Court of the Star Chamber

Answer 8

Dealt with the nobility, attempted to dispense cheap and impartial justice

Question 9

Court of Chancery

Answer 9

Dealt with property and contracts

Wolsey heard these cases personally

Question 10

Which court dealt with property and wills?

Answer 10

Court of Chancery

Question 11

Which court dealt with the nobility?

Answer 11

Court of the Star Chamber

Question 12

Successes of Wolsey’s legal reforms (3)

Answer 12

Laid foundations for further reforms
Star Chamber cases increased from 12 to 20
Fair and cheap justice

Question 13

By how many did the cases of the Star Chamber increase?

Answer 13

12 to 20

Question 14

Failures of Wolsey’s legal reforms

Answer 14

Became overworked- had to establish overflow tribunals eg Whitehall
Alienated nobility

Question 15

The Tudor Subsidy

Answer 15

Taxation based on ownership

Question 16

How much did the Tudor Subsidy bring in?

Answer 16

£300,000

Question 17

Failures of the Tudor Subsidy

Answer 17

Was expected to bring in over £800,000

Resented by upper classes- alienation

Question 18

Successes of the Tudor Subsidy

Answer 18

Hadn’t been done since Domesday Book 12C

Brought in over £300,000

Question 19

When was the Act of Resumption (under Wolsey) ?

Answer 19

1515

Question 20

1515 Act of Resumption

Answer 20

Gained back some more Crown lands lost during Wars of the Roses

Question 21

The Amicable Grant 1525

Answer 21

Non-parliamentary tax to fund war

Question 22

The Eltham Ordinances 1526

Answer 22

Rearranged King’s household to make it more economically efficient

Question 23

Example of someone who Wolsey removed under the Eltham Ordinances to gain influence

Answer 23

William Compton, Groom of the Stool

Question 24

How did Wolsey use the Eltham Ordinances to gain influence ? (3)

Answer 24

Used small print saying councillors could carry out their duties elsewhere
Got rid of key opponents- William Compton
Infiltrated with his own supporters eg Richard Pace

Question 25

Example of a supporter who Wolsey placed in the Privy Council

Answer 25

Richard Pace

Question 26

Two factors that contributed to Wolsey’s fall

Answer 26

Failures and faction

Question 27

Role of faction in Wolsey’s fall

Answer 27

Anne Boleyn’s faction disliked Wolsey, and assumed a more aggressive policy toward the Pope

Question 28

Wolsey’s failure in his fall

Answer 28

Used blackmail to speed up the case

Question 29

When was the case brought back to Rome?

Answer 29

Oct 1529