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  • 3.1 central Gov 1484-1602
    • royal household
      • had daily access to the monarch
        • served directly under the monarch
      • H vii
        • restricted access to the monarch
      • Hviii
        • became a political hub, members had an increased power and influence
        • route to power
        • could control dry stamp
      • M 1 -had a tighter control over members
        • no longer controlled dry stamp
      • E 1 - decresed in significance
    • privy council
      • H viii
        • wosley = dominant member
        • 1540- reform of the council
          • smaller council = 1536-120
      • E vi
        • increased in numbers
        • however significance was undermined by Edward Seymour
      • M 1
        • increase in membership, but only had a small active core
        • 1555- only 8 attended 50% of meetings
        • had its own seal
      • E 1- amount of work increased
        • met 3-4 times a week
    • secretary
      • close access to the monarch and control of seal
        • cromwell used as position of power
          • his fall from grace led to the role being split between 2 men
      • increased significance for Elizabeth
        • walsingham and cecil
        • role = knowlage of all members of the counicl + put together a special one
        • Davison - gave M Q OF S  death warrent
          • fined 1000 marks and imprisioned
    • Lord Lieutenant
      • H viii
        • 1512-45- gave comissions to nobility to organise defences against france
      • Evi
        • northumberld appointed members of the nobility as lieutenants to deal with rebellion
      • M 1 =
        • further attempts to formislise system due to war with france
      • E 1
        • lord lieutenants are appointed to each county
    • Relationship with the church
      • church = rich and powerful
        • had alot of influence
          • source of education and a route to power - wosely
          • owned lots of land
        • tensions were increasing over churches power and privlages
      • was good for the 1st 20 yrs of h8
      • 1535- dissolution of the monistries
        • 1536- 10 articles - apttempt to drfine the doctrine of the church
          • 1539- act of 6 articles - renforced catholicism
        • 1536- act of parliment - dissolved small monasteries
        • 1540- last monerites were dissloved - £1.3 mill
      • E Vi
        • 1549-act of uniformity
          • common prayer book
      • M 1 = wanted to restore catholism
      • E 1
        • adopted protests
          • 1559- religious settlement
            • act of supremacy
            • act uniformity

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