Henry VII parliament
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- Created on: 24-04-19 17:03
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- Henry VII's parliment
- key features
- Comprised of House of Commons and House of Lords
- House of Lords= Lord of Spiritual (bishops and abbots) and Lord Temporal (nobility)
- only met occasionally so not central to system of government.
- main functions to pass laws and grant taxation to the crown.
- local issues and grievances could be passed on to the king's officials by local MP's.
- only the king could call Parliament (only called 7 times in his reign largely concerning issues with revenue and national security)
- Comprised of House of Commons and House of Lords
- 1st parliament- Nov 1485- May 1486
- 1st two passed numerous Acts of Attainders.
- 2nd parliament- Nov 1487- Dec 1487
- Granted Tonnage and Poundage (Tonnage was a fixed subsidy on each tun (cask) of wine imported, and poundage was a proportional tax on all imported and exported goods)
- 1st two passed numerous Acts of Attainders.
- 2nd parliament- Nov 1487- Dec 1487
- 3rd Parliament- Jan 1489-Feb 1490
- 4th Parliament- Oct 1491- Mar 1992
- 5th Parliament- Oct 1495- Dec 1495
- 6th Parliament- Jan 1497- Mar 1497
- 7th parliament- Jan 1504- Apr 1504
- In 1504 an act was passed which forbade corporations from making any regulations unless they first had the approval of Henry VII.
- other parliaments granted (taxation granted to raise funds in emergencies such as war)
- a form of extraordinary was fifteenths and tenths (stanard form of taxation which were imposed on alleged value of taxpayers goods)
- key features
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