1513 Subsidy Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
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Extent of involvement
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- Introduced under Wolsey, the 1513 Subsidy replaced the outdated fifteenths and tenths with taxation based on assessed individual income.
- Required local commissioners and JPs to evaluate wealth and collect payments — a new level of local involvement in national finance.
- Created a cooperative financial relationship between Crown and gentry that had not existed before.
2
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Effectiveness
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- Initially successful: raised £300,000 between 1515–23 to fund war.
- Helped the Crown bypass resistance from Parliament by involving local figures in collection.
- But cooperation quickly broke down — the 1525 Amicable Grant crisis exposed its limits and public resentment.
- By Elizabeth’s reign, assessments became symbolic, outdated, and corrupt, undermining its control value.
3
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Breadth of impact
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- Nationwide in scope, but limited in duration and administrative legacy.
- Didn’t embed long-term structures like JPs or the Wales Acts.
- Its financial nature made it narrow in focus — it didn’t touch religion, justice, or local government broadly.
