Henry VII's government
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- Created on: 11-05-16 20:25
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- Henry VII's government
- Central Government
- King's Council
- 8/200 councillors in inner group of advisors
- Lord Chancellor
- Lord Privy Seal
- Lord Treasurer
- Smaller committees within King's council
- The Council Learned in the Law
- Gentry like landowners, landlords and lawyers appointed
- Epsom & Dudley
- Executed by Henry VIII
- Epsom & Dudley
- Hated by nobility
- Gentry like landowners, landlords and lawyers appointed
- The Council Learned in the Law
- 8/200 councillors in inner group of advisors
- King's Council
- Regional Government
- Northern council
- Earl of Northumberland & Earl of Surrey
- Administrative and Judicial Powers
- Protect the Northern borders
- Council of London
- Watched to make sure that Earl of Surrey wasn't appointing his own members
- Welsh Council
- Henry had welsh connections
- lost land of marcher lords
- helped Henry control
- lost land of marcher lords
- Henry had welsh connections
- Irish Council
- Henry's control was only limited outside of Dublin
- Had to rely on well known noble families
- Poynings law
- No law could pass without Henry's approval
- Poynings failed to control Ireland
- Henry's control was only limited outside of Dublin
- Northern council
- Local Government
- Justices of the Peace
- Elected every year
- Uphold law and order
- Grant Bail
- Conduct trials
- Replace suspected Jury
- Control non-capital trials without a jury
- Upholded Statutes and Royal proclamations
- Landowners
- controlled by Bonds and Recognicanses
- Relied on local officials to denounce people
- Nobles
- Lord Hastings in the North Midlands
- Justices of the Peace
- Parliament
- Henry VII had the power to summon, dissolve and suspend parliament sessions
- only held 7 times in Henry's reign
- 4/7 in the first 10 years of Henry's reign
- WHY?
- wanted to avoid war
- wanted to avoid asking for tax (eg Yorkshire and Cornish rebellion)
- Acts of Attainder mainly used at the start of his reign
- The Council Learned was being used alot
- Enforce Acts of Attainder
- Used when Henry needed money
- Protect Henry's dynasty
- HOL was most powerful house
- HOC elected by small, rich electorate
- Central Government
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