The role of Wolsey to 1529 and his relations with Henry, nobility and Parliament
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- The role of Wolsey to 1529 and his relations with Henry, nobility and Parliament
- Background
- Lowly origins
- Made him unpopular with Nobility
- Never a threat to the King
- Royal Almoner for Henry VII
- Worked for Henry's father - distributed food + money to poor on King's behalf
- 1513
- Main organiser of Henry's French expedition
- 1514
- Became Bishop of Lincoln + Tornai and Archbishop of York
- 1515
- Made Chancellor of England + Cardinal of Roman Catholic Church
- 1524
- Pope made him Legate a Latere for life
- 1529
- Dismissed as Chancellor + sent to York
- Died 1530 on way to London to stand trial for praemunire
- Dismissed as Chancellor + sent to York
- Lowly origins
- Why the King gave him so much power
- Henry wanted to have fun, not run a government
- He was a young King with secure position
- Enjoyed hunting, sports, feasting, music
- Henry wished to enhance his position in Europe
- Wolsey would help him do this - handled politics
- Henry wanted to concern himself wit pursuit of military aventures
- Henry wanted to have fun, not run a government
- Reasons for success
- A very able man
- Favoured the poor but ruled wisely + fairly
- He got results
- Got on well with Henry
- Good personal + work relationship
- Convenient scapegoat if something went wrong
- Unique accumulation of offices
- He was a pluralist
- Wolsey = Alter rex (a lot of power + influence)
- Operated like Henry but scope of authority more limited
- Wolsey = Alter rex (a lot of power + influence)
- He was a pluralist
- A very able man
- Relations with nobility
- After 1513 they became less influential in government
- Wolsey elevated to chief minister in Church + State
- Wolsey = Alter rex (a lot of power + influence)
- Operated like Henry but scope of authority more limited
- Wolsey = Alter rex (a lot of power + influence)
- Wolsey elevated to chief minister in Church + State
- Often excluded from real power
- Did not like Wolsey as he was of low birth
- But they understood his importance to Henry
- Would not risk upsetting the King
- Wolsey was better at flattering Henry
- It was Henry who brought Wolsey down over issue of annulment
- But they understood his importance to Henry
- After 1513 they became less influential in government
- Achievement in Domestic Policy 1514-1529
- Task was to make government run smoothly
- Had to eradicate unhelpful methods used by Henry VII
- Wolsey saw himself as restoring 'good government'
- Had to eradicate unhelpful methods used by Henry VII
- No serious rebellions or uprisings
- There had been many undder Henry VII
- Wolsey was not all powerful
- He cannot be blamed for failures
- Instead Henry's lack of interest should be blamed
- He cannot be blamed for failures
- Demotion of the King's Council
- Wolsey's good relations with Henry meant they were no longer required
- Task was to make government run smoothly
- Law
- Court of Chancery
- Wolsey presided over this (as Chancellor)
- Law of equity (not common law)
- Wolsey had little or no legal training
- Cases not usually high profile
- Court of Star Chamber
- Criminal court
- Wolsey presided with members of King's council
- Wolsey enforced law partially
- Heard of low of poor men's cases
- Court of Chancery
- Crown finances
- Henry VIII wanted to fight more battles than his father
- He quickly used his inheritance + Wolsey had to find more money
- Subsidy
- Tax based on income not property
- Replaced Fifteenths + Tenths
- Forced Loans
- Traditional extraordinary tax
- Amicable Grant 1525
- Withdrawn after uprisings n East Anglia
- Wolsey blamed by Henry
- Withdrawn after uprisings n East Anglia
- Henry VIII wanted to fight more battles than his father
- Enclosures
- Inquiries launched 1517, 1518 + 1526
- Used for sheep farming
- Wolsey acted within the law, attempted to help the poor (their land was being taken)
- Hard to actually enforce rules
- Used for sheep farming
- Inquiries launched 1517, 1518 + 1526
- Background
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