wolsley and gov Flashcards
(18 cards)
what were the Eltham ordiances aim and when were they intro, what was the reality
-aim: reorganise privy chamber finances for efficiency , it reduced the privy chamber from 12 to 6 members
reality- wolsley used these reforms to reduce influence of others and increased his control of government
intro- 1526
what were Wolseys 3 legal reform policies he intro and what was the overall aim of this
1- strengthen the star chamber
2-laws against sheep enclosure
3-court of requests
aim- tackle slow and unfair delivery of justice
how did Wolsey strengthen the star chamber
compare to hvii
-used it more frequently than HVII to attack nobles that abused their power
-120 cases heard pa was an inc from 12 den under hvii
what was the courts of requests
what rep did this give wolsley
-used to hear poor ppls cases , popular bc was a low cost to bring a case to court and had fast decisions
-gave wolsley the reputation of a friend to the poor
what was the strength to wolsley being known as a friend to the poor
-argue it helps to prevent rebellion or unrest if happy with his ideas
what was the overall limitation of wolsleys legal reform
paulet
-he used his reform to gain revenge on his political opponents
-sir paulet treated wolsley poorly when he was therefore Wolsey ordered P to court everyday for 5 yrs and W would take Ps property
what were wolsleys 3 attempts at financial reform (raising finances)
1- 1522 national survey to find out how much tax each person could afford based off property
2-subsidy introduced- based on income tax not property
3-1525- amicable grant
why did wolsley need to raise finances
to fund war
why was the national survey in 1522 beneficial / progress
how much was gained
what was it based off
-assessed how much ppl could afford based of property/ land , not taxing them too much as that was unpopular
-gained 200k
-was the first systematic attempt to record income of the population since doomsday survey
what was the subsidy
why was it introduced, why was this a change from before
was it a success, what did it lead to
-introduced to raise money for war
-was based off income rather than property
-didnt gain as much as hoped so wolsley levied a tax on the church ( amicable grant )
what was the amicable grant
was it popular
-was a forced loan not approved by parliament
-demanded money off the chuch/ clergy at a time when ppl already struggling with inflation
-led to the amicable grant rebellion where nobility joined in rebellion
why was wolsley accused of ruling without parliament
-rarely summoned parliament - was only called upon 2 times
what were the 2 reasons to why wolsley called parliament
1- hunne case , suggested anticlericalism in London
2-so parliament could introduce the subsidy tax for f.p 1523
what was wolsleys opinion on enclosure
-opposed it, felt it harmed the poor (he was poor)
-he enjoyed attacking the rich and benefiting from enclosure
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what did wolsley do to investigate enclosure
-1517- national enquiry- to establish how much land was enclosed
how many cases were held against landowners illegally enclosing land
260- sig
what international peace treaty does wolsley encourage
inc date
how sig?
1518- treaty of London, over 20 countries sign in London creates honour and glory for Henry
– hapsburg volior war breaks out 1521 so doesn’t last and tournai is handed back to france under the terms
