Henry VII: Government
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- Created on: 28-03-17 17:25
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- Henry VII: Government
- Parliament
- Only met occasionally
- Pass laws and grant taxation to crown
- summoned only 7 times
- 5 of those in 1st decade as King, when he was most insecure
- Only summoned twice after 1495, all power was derived from crown
- Most frequently passed acts of attainder
- Council
- 3 functions
- Advise the King
- Administer law and order
- Control local Government
- 3 types of councillor
- Nobility
- Churchmen
- Laymen
- King was centre of Government
- 3 functions
- Council Learnered
- Councils main offshoot
- Exploited Kings prerogative rights
- Maintain Kings revenue
- Leaders: Dudley and Bray
- Justices of the peace
- Maintain law and order in the countryside
- Met 4 times a year
- arrest, trail and imprision
- Acts in Parliament increased power. Eg: death penalty
- appointed country by county
- Court and household
- Looked after the personal needs of the king
- Followed him where ever he went
- Star Chamber
- Prosecuted anyone who was acting rebellious or lawless
- Highest Noblemen
- Privy Council
- Group of advisor chosen by the king
- Central administrative body
- Dealt with grievances that required the kings judgements
- Local Government
- Controlled areas distant from the crown
- Magnate land was decreased and given to the crown so Henry had more control over Nobel's
- Sheriffs represented the crown in every county
- Parliament
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