How successful were the domestic policy’s of Henry VII?
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- How successful was the domestic policy of Henry VII?
- Structure of government
- He had a council which he chose. Each of his councillors and meetings were attended by a much smaller group in which he relied on. Therefore efficiency of the central government was improved.
- Parliament had a limited role. It only met seven times during Henry’s reign. Henry used it to help establish and uphold law and order.
- It was used to pass Acts of Attainder against nobles, to uphold Henry’s claim to the throne
- The King’s Council provided advice and advisors. Henry relied on a smaller group from the council, which improved the efficiency of central government.
- Finance
- He used the chamber system to allow him to exert greater control over finance.
- This meant that he handled income except customs duties.
- He had two sources of income: the ordinary and extraordinary revenue.
- Ordinary revenue: most important source was crown lands. He increased the amount of land the crown held to 5x larger. Rose from £29,000 - £42,000 by 1509.
- This was achieved through the 1486 act of resumption and seizure of land from those declared traitors.
- Extraordinary income: parliamentary taxation. In times of emergency he could ask his wealthy subjects for loans that brought in around £48,500, for an expedition against France.
- The church often made a contribution when parliament had granted the king money. E.g. in 1489 when the church raised £25,000 towards an expedition in France.
- Ordinary revenue: most important source was crown lands. He increased the amount of land the crown held to 5x larger. Rose from £29,000 - £42,000 by 1509.
- He used the chamber system to allow him to exert greater control over finance.
- Control of the nobility
- Henry also asserted his power over the nobility by insisting on his feudal rights.
- Marriage: the king exploited this so as to profit from arranged marriages of heirs.
- Wardship: the estates of minors were placed under royal control until the minor came of age, but in the meantime the estate was exploited to maximise the income for the crown.
- Relief: this was a payment to the king when land was inherited.
- Livery: this was a payment to the king to recover land from wardship.
- Henry also asserted his power over the nobility by insisting on his feudal rights.
- Structure of government
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