The Law

• Who presided over the Court of Chancery?

  Chancellor Wolsey
• Who presided over the Court of Chancery?

  Chancellor Wolsey
• What type of law did the Court of Chancery administer?


  The law of equity
• What was notable about Wolsey's legal training?

  He had little or no legal training
• What was the nature of the cases handled by the Court of Chancery?

  They were not usually high profile and involved a lot of work for Wolsey
• What type of court was the Court of Star Chamber?

  A criminal court
• Who presided over the Court of Star Chamber?

  Wolsey and other members of the King’s Council
• Who brought most cases to the Court of Star Chamber?

  Individual litigants, not the king or Wolsey
• How did Wolsey enforce the law in the courts?

  Impartially, against both high and low
• What type of cases did Wolsey hear a lot of in the Court of Chancery?

  A lot of poor men’s cases