Wolsey domestic policy+ Flashcards
What does boy bachelor mean
Wolsey had a Bachelor of Arts when he was 15
What happens to Wolsey after Oxford?
1507- Chaplain to Henry VII Takes diplomatic mission which takes him 3 days instead of 3 weeks= impressive 1510- royal councillor 1515- Cardinal and Lord chancellor 1518- papal legate
What characteristics made Wolsey successful
Ambitious
Opportunistic
Silver tongued
Hard working
As Lord chancellor Wolsey presided over the court of chancery, which other court was he responsible for
Court of star chamber
Wolsey expanded the use of the courts of chancery and star chamber, in 14 years the courts heard over 9000 cases, star chamber debt with over 120 year how many cases were hear during the reign of Henry VII
About a dozen a year
Does Wolsey deserve credit for these courts?
Guy= yes, because they offered impartial Randell= no, vendetta against the nobility usually for the crime of illegal retaining Grossell= he never made any lasting changes
What was the court of chancery responsible for?
Contracts, wills, property disputes
What name is given to the money raised by parliament for was
Subsidy
How big was the subsidy for the 1513-1515 wars
170,000 crowns
What did Wolsey do to raise further funds between 1522-23
Forced loans- raised 260,000 crowns
When did Wolsey try to raise the second subsidy
1523 parliament only agreed to 1/3 of his request
In 1525 Wolsey tried to raise more money for war and asked for a friendly gift, what was it called
Amicable Grant
There were huge protesters to the Amicable Grant, the duke of Suffolk organised 10,000 people, in protest what happened to the grant?
It was dropped raised nothing and Wolsey was humiliated
Land owners tried to take over common land for their own use, what wS this action called
Enclosures
What was Wolsey reaction to enclosures?
He send out 3 enquires to find illegal enclosures and used the court of chancery to stop enclosures 264 cases brought against landowners
