Amicable Grant- downfall

What confrontation occurred? (A Grant)

Gatherings to confront Wolsey with their complaints of the Amicable Grant

What did Wolsey do at the start? (A Grant)

took an uncompromising stance towards reluctant taxpayers and sympathetic commissioners

What did Henry do in response to this? (A Grant)

informed the Lord Mayor ad Alderman that the Amicable Grant would be halved

As none of the commissioners outside London were informed, what happened? (A Grant)

reports gatherings in Essex, Kent, Warwickshire, Norfolk and Suffolk

How was the rebellion successful? (A Grant)

owed its success to the size (4000 rebels)

What else was there in other parts of the country? (A Grant)

other similar anti-tax protests, but the fact that there was resistance in the capital particularly advanced their cause.

How did Wolsey plan his revenge? (A Grant)

brought the 16 ringleaders to trial in London and found them guilty of treason

How did this fail though? (A Grant)

he then released them (some historians believe that he was under pressure from the king). They were even paid compensation by the prison keeper under Wolsey’s instructions

What happened as a consequence of the Amicable Grant? (A Grant)

relationship with Henry worsened, but he managed to stay in office for a further 4 years