The Amicable Grant

• The Amicable Grant was a tax imposed on England in 1525 by Wolsey.
• It was a forced loan that was levied on one-third of both the clergy and laity's incomes.
• The Amicable Grant should have been levied with Parliamentary authority, but was not, and so the legal framework for its collection was extremely weak.
• This was partly because it was bought to Parliament by Wolsey, who was becoming increasingly unpopular.

Causes

• In 1525 Henry VIII of England wanted to invade France.
• The King of France, Francis I, had been captured by Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor at the Battle of Pavia in 1525.
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