Government Under Wolsey (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards

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Government Under Wolsey
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Wolsey appointed Lord Chancellor - year?

1515

1526 Eltham Ordinances - main purpose?

Reduce rivals' influence, increase Wolsey's control

Star Chamber cases yearly - before vs after Wolsey?

From approx. 12 to approx. 120

Court of Requests - why popular with poor?

Low cost of bringing a case & quick decisions

1522 national survey - significance?

First systematic investigation since Domesday Survey 1086

Subsidy system - based on what?

Earned income rather than property value

Amicable Grant 1525 - consequence?

Only major rebellion in first half of Henry VIII's reign

Enclosure - definition?

Conversion of arable land to sheep pasture

Parliament sessions under Wolsey - how many & when?

Two sessions: 1515 and 1523

Hunne's Case - what did Wolsey have to do?

Kneel before Parliament requesting forgiveness

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