nobility (domestic)

• Wolsey prevented Buckingham's plot to overthrow Henry
• reduced influence of nobility: bedchamber reduced from 12>6
• expulsion of the minions 1519 and Eltham ordinances 1526
• brought the north under control: 6th earl of Northumberland as warden of east and middle marches
• Earl of Worcester considered Wolsey a friend and rewards often given out
• Wolsey has control over patronage
• faced opposition from the amicable grant
• Henry opposed enclosures and suspended investigation in 1523
• used legal system to pursue prejudices
• 1516 announced in star chamber the nobility should not consider themselves above the law
• Earl of Northumberland sent to Fleet prison for contempt of council's jurisdiction
• Wolsey created anger as he was a 'low birth butchers boy' and alienated the nobility