Wolsey Domestic Policies

Finance

Wolsey reformed to improve his position with Henry, were moderatly sucessful although not completly

Reducing nobility power

Church

Replaced outdated 15th and 10th with parliamentrarty subsidy

Taxed people based on their property and income, so the yield was higher

Brough in 300k more for the First French War

Amicable grant in 1525

Asked parliament form a loan to capatalise on teh battle og Pavia

Failed as people had already had 2 forced loans in 22 and 23. 10k people protest in Lavenham

Henry had to claim he did not know about it

Overall archived 800k through these measures, but not enough to cover the 1.4 million henry was spending

1515 Act of resumption restored some Crown lands

Gained another 200k from loans and benovoalnace payments in 1522 alone

Not that successful, could not cover Henry's high spending and he had angered the propertied classes though his consistent raising of funds, however not really his fault.

Social reforms

Commisisons into enclosure 1517

Took action agisnt over 250 Landowners who had acted illegally, they were forced to return land or knock down fences

Was to reduce landowner power and also help the normal people

Legal reform

Reformed the Star Chamber

Encouraged people to bring cases agisnt the rich, tehywar often given a faster hearing

Eltham ordinances halved the amount of men in Henry's privy chamber, gave Wolsey more influence

In the Chancery court a permant judicary committie was set up to hear requests from the poor

Caseload 10xed

Evidenced by Amias Paulet and the Duke of buckinghamshires execution

Transient and not sucessful, the social reforms into enclosure had to be given up to pass finacial reforms in 1523, and the angering of the nobility made it hard to engage in the running of the country

Not the actions of a geniune reformer, solely for his own interest

Appointed Italian Bishops who did not visit their diocese

Dissolved 30 religous houses and used it to fund his won finances

Frequently bestowed titles upon his allies, and had clergy pay him to carry out their own duties