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DOMESTIC POLICY UNDER
HENRY AND WOLSEY
- THE LEGAL SYSTEM
- The Court of Chancery
- Wolsey displayed a genuine concern for how people were governed
- Wolsey could give judgment according to his own sense of justice
- Property, wills, trusts, etc.
- Wolsey displayed a genuine concern for how people were governed
- The Court of the Star Chamber
- Extension of the principle that King is the fountain of justice
- Criminal court
- Wolsey used it to humble/ punish nobility, e.g. Earl of Northumberland
- Extension of the principle that King is the fountain of justice
- Wolsey's involvement saw a revival in the court system.
- Set up semi-permeant committees to deal with the back-log of
cases which is typical of is pragmatic approach
- The Court of Chancery
- FINANCE
- Subsidies
- Before this, Parliament had been called to grant
taxes only on special occasions such as war
- Introduced by Wolsey to fund the 1513 French war
- Used again in 1523 to fund another war against France
- Used again in 1523 to fund another war against France
- Problem: inflation
- The more you earn, the more you pay
- Before this, Parliament had been called to grant
taxes only on special occasions such as war
- Forced loans
- 1522 Wolsey launched a major review on England's financial and military capability
- 1522-23 forced loan from nobility
- 1522 Wolsey launched a major review on England's financial and military capability
- The Amicable Grant
- Forced loan Wolsey tried to collect in March and April 1525
- Meant to be a friendly donation but was met with
hostility due to earlier forced loan, high levels of
taxation and ack of parliamentary approval
- Henry withdrew the tax after serious levels
of opposition in East Anglia
- Henry withdrew the tax after serious levels
of opposition in East Anglia
- Forced loan Wolsey tried to collect in March and April 1525
- SUCCESS: from 1513 to 1529 rated
£250,000 in loans and £325,000 in
parliamentary subsidies
- FAIL: not a smooth relationship with parliament-
critics argue his arrogance prevented an amicable
working relationship
- Subsidies
- RELATIONS WITH PARLIAMENT
- Wolsey criticised for wanting to get rid of
Parliament- seen through only 2 being called
during this period
- Summoned a parliament in 1523 when there was no other
way of raising a large sum of money for his foreign policy in
Europe.
- Amicable Grant showed difficulty of trying to raise
money without Parliament
- Amicable Grant showed difficulty of trying to raise
money without Parliament
- Wolsey criticised for wanting to get rid of
Parliament- seen through only 2 being called
during this period
- RELATIONS WITH THE NOBILITY
- Control of nobility was essential
for effective and efficient
government- strict under Henry
VII but relaxed during first years
of Henry VIII
- 1516 new law for Star Chamber- those responsible for
administering justice and governing localities should not
see themselves as above the law
- Earl of Northumberland summoned to court for contempt f
the council's jurasdiciton and was sent to prison
- Earl of Northumberland summoned to court for contempt f
the council's jurasdiciton and was sent to prison
- Some accuse Wolsey of being a tyrant proceed by trust and influence of King
- Rumours that Duke of Buckingham was executed in
1521 because ehe spoke out against Wolsey
- Thomas Lucas slandered Wolsey and was sent to tower without trial
- Rumours that Duke of Buckingham was executed in
1521 because ehe spoke out against Wolsey
- Control of nobility was essential
for effective and efficient
government- strict under Henry
VII but relaxed during first years
of Henry VIII
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