Henry VII: Dealing with the Nobility
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- Henry VII: Controlling Nobility.
- Acts of Attainder.
- Act to declare noblemen guilty of a crime against the crown, usually treason.
- = imprisonment, lost inheritance rights for family and loss of title.
- Passed when Henry faced crisis: Each act attainted a different amount of people.
- Act to declare noblemen guilty of a crime against the crown, usually treason.
- Acts against illegal retaining and maintenance.
- Sometimes noblemen used their retained men for unlawful influence on others in court case.
- Henry did still however allow a considerable amount to continue.
- Lords and Commons were required to swear that they would not retain illegally in 1485
- 1504 Nobles had to obtain special licences to retain from the King.
- Gave the King power to decide whether the retaining was legal.
- Sometimes noblemen used their retained men for unlawful influence on others in court case.
- Bonds
- A bond recognised that the person involved recognised himself as owing the amount.
- If the condition, usually good behaviour, was followed then they would not have to pay.
- If the condition was not followed then they would pay. Most people didn't pay.
- Didn't have to do anything wrong to get a bond.
- Marquis of Dorset over the Simnel plot.
- Recognises
- When a personal acknowledged a debt or obligation.
- Often enforced by a bond.
- Acts of Attainder.
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