Wolsey - Finances (EMP)

Question 1

What did Wolsey create in 1523?

Answer 1

The Tudor subsidy

Question 2

What was created by 1525?

Answer 2

The amicable grant

Question 3

What was the amicable grant?

Answer 3

It was a non parliamentary tax proposed by Wolsey to fund his war in France

Question 4

What were the consequences of the amicable grant?

Answer 4

There was a widespread resistance and therefore little money was raised for the French war

Question 5

What did Wolsey set in 1526?

Answer 5

Eltham ordinances

Question 6

What was the aim of the ordinances?

Answer 6

The ordinances aimed to improve court efficiency by removing unnecessary jobs, reducing spending, and regulating the King’s court.

Question 7

What happened in result of the ordinances?

Answer 7

Wolsey removed Henry’s Groom of the stool and replaced him with Henry Norris(A minion of Wolsey).

Question 8

What is the Groom of the stool?

Answer 8

The most intimate of an English monarch’s courtiers. A man whom much confidence was placed and royal secrets were shared as a matter of course.