Wolseys Domestic Policies?

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What did Wolsey do in Justice?
He personally oversaw cases in the star chamber. Anyone could put their case before the star chamber. He saw 120 cases per year with only 12 cases being seen in the era of Henry II. Impartial Justice. He used this to carry out personal vendettas
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What did Wolsey promote?
Civil Law over Common law in the court of the star chamber. Civil law was more progressive. This also made it fairer as sometimes one party would win on a legal technicality.
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Why did the Star Chamber fail?
Wolsey had too much responsibility as Lord Chancellor (etc) which meant that personally overseeing cases was very hard. It also meant an enormous backlog of cases by 1929 and the administration was in chaos
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What was Wolsey's Enclosure?
Work started in 1517, launching a national inquiry into enclosed land. Many of those brought to court wanted to rebuild houses and return land to arable farming. It was very unpopular with nobility. Forced to stop enclosure in 1523
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What was Wolsey's greatest achievement in finance?
His rejection of the fifteenths and tenths policy and instead released a realisitc subsidy, based on ability to pay. Supervised assessments of wealth were carried out and it generally meant that the rich had to pay more (angering them again)
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How much did the Subsidy raise compared to fifteenths and tenths?
From 1513-1516 the subsidy raised £170,000 whilst fifteenths and tenths raised £90,000.
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However what did many of the nobles do in the subsidy?
They paid it late.
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Did Wolsey have a good relationship with parliment?
In 1523, Wolsey demanded over £800,000 in taxation on top of £260,000. Parliament gave him much less than he wanted and he was forced to settle for it.
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When was the Amicable Grant?
1525
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Why did Wolsey need the Amicable Grant?
After the French had been annihilated at the Battle of Pavia, Henry wanted to invade France especially as the French King (Francis) was held captive by Charles V. The coffers were empty so Wolsey demanded a non-palimentary tax
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What was the reception of the Amicable Grant?
Refusal to pay. Rebellion across Suffolk and East Anglia. Ten Thousand man marched in Suffolk. The duke of Suffolk and Norfolk tried there best to restore order.
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