Were Wolsey’s domestic policies a success? Objective To assess the effectiveness of the different aspects of Wolsey’s domestic policies. Task Cut out the cards below and arrange them under the following headings Finances Legal system Church Nobility and factions Under each heading then arrange them into two lists positive achievements and – negative achievements. Wolsey faced noble Wolsey took bribes and Some regarded him using the opposition to the Amicable personally enriched himself legal system to pursue Grant. via cases. prejudices against nobility. Wolsey dissolved 30 By maintaining benefit of the Wolsey requested £800,000 monasteries that were not clergy, Wolsey was linked from the subsidy in 1523, but viable. with securing church abuses. was only granted £200,000. The Amicable Grant of 1525 Inquiry into enclosures was The nobility accused Wolsey had to be abandoned. suspended in 1523 because of of using the legal system to landowner opposition. settle vendettas. Wolsey reduced the influence More cases heard from the The Eltham Ordinances and cost of the nobility. poor in the Court of Chancery. alienated the nobility. 540 per year at its peak. Wolsey became associated The subsidy was a new source Wolsey used money from with clerical abuses. of income that provided monasteries to build Cardinal £200,000 for war. College, Oxford. Wolsey established the He protected the benefit of Wolsey brought the north and of Requests where there was the clergy from King and Wales under tighter royal no fee. Parliament. control. Expenditure was reduced Nobility opposed him over 1517 inquiry into enclosures – eg. the Eltham Ordinances enclosures. showed Wolsey looked at and expulsion of the minions. grievances of the poor. Wolsey was blamed for the 120 cases heard in the Court Wolsey left the church execution of Buckingham. of the Star Chamber per year vulnerable because he failed compared with 12 previously. to introduce reforms. Wolsey increased personal He admitted that royal power Wolsey prevented the wealth and prestige. was superior to ecclesiastical Buckingham plot to power. overthrow Henry.
Were Wolsey’s domestic policies a success? Objective To assess the effectiveness of the different aspects of Wolsey’s domestic policies. Task Cut out the cards below and arrange them under the following headings Finances Legal system Church Nobility and factions Under each heading then arrange them into two lists – positive achievements and negative achievements. Wolsey faced noble opposition to the Amicable Grant. Wolsey took bribes and personally enriched himself via cases. Some regarded him using the legal system to pursue prejudices against nobility. Wolsey dissolved 30 monasteries that were not viable. By maintaining benefit of the clergy, Wolsey was linked with securing church abuses. Wolsey requested £800,000 from the subsidy in 1523, but was only granted £200,000. The Amicable Grant of 1525 had to be abandoned. Inquiry into enclosures was suspended in 1523 because of landowner opposition. The nobility accused Wolsey of using the legal system to settle vendettas. Wolsey reduced the influence and cost of the nobility. More cases heard from the poor in the Court of Chancery. 540 per year at its peak. The Eltham Ordinances alienated the nobility. Wolsey became associated with clerical abuses. The subsidy was a new source of income that provided £200,000 for war. Wolsey used money from monasteries to build Cardinal College, Oxford. Wolsey established the of Requests where there was no fee. He protected the benefit of the clergy from King and Parliament. Wolsey brought the north and Wales under tighter royal control. Expenditure was reduced – eg. the Eltham Ordinances and expulsion of the minions. Nobility opposed him over enclosures. 1517 inquiry into enclosures showed Wolsey looked at grievances of the poor. Wolsey was blamed for the execution of Buckingham. 120 cases heard in the Court of the Star Chamber per year compared with 12 previously. Wolsey left the church vulnerable because he failed to introduce reforms. Wolsey increased personal wealth and prestige. He admitted that royal power was superior to ecclesiastical power. Wolsey prevented the Buckingham plot to overthrow Henry.