Created enemies in
royal court due to
changes such as cutting
the Privy Chamber in
half
Additionally, most
noblemen didn't like
Wolsey due to his
background
Angered the
rich and powerful
Amicable Grant
Angered citizens
Increased unpopularity
Wolsey created this direct
tax without consulting or
gaining the approval of
Parliament
Risked rebellion;
Parliament's purpose was to
make sure citizens were not
taxed too much
Revolts broke out in Suffolk
First significant rebellion
of Henry's reign
Henry was unaware of the
tax and stopped its
collection
Henry started to doubt
Wolsey after the humiliation
they suffered
Solutions for the Enclosure
policy
Ultimately achieved
nothing of substance
Taxation
Extremely unpopular
amongst both rich and
poor
The rich had to pay the
most tax due to subsidy
Taxation rates were heavy and
accounted for a huge amount of
expense in poorer families
Fairer Justice system
Supported poor vs. rich cases
Increased resentment against
Wolsey amongst rich
People thought he wanted to attack
the upper class because they
often treated him badly
Star Chamber Court
Royal court set up to give out
justice on King's behalf
Failure to acquire annulment
Reasons
Couldn't find sufficient
evidence in Bible
Leviticus argument
Attempted to argue that the Pope's
dispensation should not have been granted
because it broke God's law
Tried to argue that
was incorrectly
worded
Challenging the pope's
decision resulted in failure
Supporters found correctly
worded Spanish version
Catherine denied that the
marriage had been
consummated
Leviticus argument only worked
if their marriage was "real"
Deuteronomy
argument
Book of the Bible
Suggested that a man could
marry his brother's widow
and have children with her
"When brethren dwell together, and one of them
dieth without children, the wife of the deceased
shall not marry another; but his brother shall take
her, and raise up seed for his brother
Cardinal Campeggio
Instructed by Pope not
to reach a final
verdict
Delayed arrival to
England
Broke up court in summer of 1529
without a final decision being
reached
Old
Could not be pressured into
making a decision
Henry takes out anger on Wolsey
Other reasons
outside his control
Charles V had made the
Pope a virtual hostage
after the Habsburgs
infiltrated Rome
If the Pope wasn't captured
and under Charles' control
he may have agreed to the
annulment
Anne Boleyn
Boleyns rose to power as the
relationship between Anne and
Henry (VIII) developed
They attacked Wolsey and
argued that he was
deliberately slowing down
the proceedings