Wolsey's domestic policy - amicable grant
- Created by: Abigail Woosey
- Created on: 03-04-13 17:52
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- The Amicable Grant 1525
- Matters came to a head in Feb after the French army had been annihilated at the battle of Pavia
- Henry saw his defeat as an opportunity to invade france
- However the coffers were empty
- Wolsey demanded a non-parliamentary tax called the amicable grant
- However the coffers were empty
- Henry saw his defeat as an opportunity to invade france
- It would target both Clergy and laity based on a sliding scale
- Met so soon after the forced loans and parliamentary tax of the previous 3 years it was met with violent displeasure
- The results were a refusal to pay and rebellion across Suffolk and east Anglia.
- The hostility was not initiated by nobles, they did their bit to restore order.
- it was abandoned in may and no further taxation was attempted by Wolsey
- Historians say it marks the beginning of the end for wolsey
- Henry denied all knowledge
- Wolsey's opponents sensed the vulnerability
- English foreign policy turned full circle
- French invasion abandonment and wolsey switched to an alliance with france
- ultimately disasterous for the kings great matter
- French invasion abandonment and wolsey switched to an alliance with france
- Matters came to a head in Feb after the French army had been annihilated at the battle of Pavia
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