Wolseys domestic/foreign policy

Question 1

Whose royal chaplain was Wolsey?

Answer 1

Henry VII’s

Question 2

Give four examples of advisors of Henry VII who had been removed/retired at the beginning of Henry VIII’s reign

Answer 2

Empson, Dudley, Warham, Fox

Question 3

What did Wolsey become in 1514?

Answer 3

Chief Minister

Question 4

When did Wolsey become Cardinal?

Answer 4

1515

Question 5

When did he become Lord Chancellor?

Answer 5

1515

Question 6

What year did Wolsey become Papal Legate?

Answer 6

1518

Question 7

Name two other positions which Wolsey held?

Answer 7

1. Bishop of Lincoln
2. Bishop of Bath and Wells
3. Archbishop of York
4. Bishop of Tournai

Question 8

What additional tax did Wolsey enforce in 1525?

Answer 8

The Amicable Grant

Question 9

What was the name of the reform which rearranged the King’s household?

Answer 9

The Eltham Ordinances

Question 10

Which court dealt with the nobility and attempted to dispense cheap and impartial justice?

Answer 10

Star chamber

Question 11

Which court dealt with Property, Wills and contracts?

Answer 11

Court of Chancery

Question 12

What did the subsidy do?

Answer 12

Accurate assessment of wealth in England

Question 13

How much money did Wolsey want to make from the 4s in the pound tax of 1523

Answer 13

£800,000

Question 14

How much did Wolsey raise from the tax of 1523?

Answer 14

£300,000

Question 15

How much did Wolsey raise in subsidies?

Answer 15

£322,000

Question 16

How much was spent between 1509 and 1520 on war?

Answer 16

£1.7million

Question 17

When was the enclosure enquiry?

Answer 17

1517

Question 18

How many times did Wolsey call Parliament?

Answer 18

Twice

Question 19

What announcement did Wolsey make about the nobility in 1516?

Answer 19

That they should not consider themselves above the law.

Question 20

Give an example of a nobleman who Wolsey rewarded

Answer 20

The Earl of Worcester

Question 21

Give four aims of Henry VIII in foreign policy

Answer 21

Glory in France, gain the French crown, demonstrate England as a major power, secure the dynasty

Question 22

Give four of Wolsey’s aims in foreign policy

Answer 22

Balance of power in Europe, papal links, Humanistic peace, serve the King

Question 23

Who did Henry negotiate a marriage alliance with for his sister Mary

Answer 23

Louis XII of France

Question 24

Which country did Henry VIII want to maintain trade links with?

Answer 24

The Netherlands

Question 25

Who became King of France when Louis XII died in 1515?

Answer 25

Francis I

Question 26

When did Charles V become Holy Roman Emperor?

Answer 26

1519

Question 27

Which conflict was reignited by Charles’ election as Holy Roman Emperor?

Answer 27

The Habsburg Valois conflict

Question 28

When was the Treaty of London signed?

Answer 28

1518

Question 29

When was the Field of the Cloth of Gold?

Answer 29

1520

Question 30

Where was the Field of the Cloth of Gold

Answer 30

Ardes (near Calais)

Question 31

Which treaty made an agreement that England would attack France unless France made peace with Charles V?

Answer 31

Treaty of Bruges

Question 32

When did England send an army to France?

Answer 32

1523

Question 33

How much did the French war cost in the 1520s?

Answer 33

£400,000

Question 34

Which battle was won by Charles V in February 1525?

Answer 34

Pavia

Question 35

Which treaty was signed in August 1525 which allied England with France?

Answer 35

Treaty of the More

Question 36

Which League did England join as a protector in 1526?

Answer 36

League of Cognac

Question 37

Which Anglo-French agreement was signed in 1527?

Answer 37

Treaty of Westminster

Question 38

Which treaty of 1529 ended the war between Francis I and Charles V?

Answer 38

Treaty of Cambrai