How to be an effective king
- Created by: Jo-Robertson
- Created on: 11-04-19 20:12
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- How to be an effective king
- What expected to do
- Good man manager
- 1. Consult leading nobleman
- BUT make important decisions yourself
- 2. Lead your army in war, providing inspirational leadership
- 3. Punish law-breakers severely, make fair judgements
- Show no mercy to traitors
- Must follow tradition and custom
- Not innovative or change the role of king
- Royal Household
- Consists of people who look after you wherever you travel
- Commoners e.g. in the kitchen - hardly ever see them
- Noblemen & gentry
- Closest companions and organise your household
- Keep you informed about whats happening in countries where they have land
- Need to be rewarded well
- But don't get them much land
- Make yourself look poor and weak
- But don't get them much land
- Closest companions and organise your household
- Consists of people who look after you wherever you travel
- Royal court
- Court and household overlap
- Not a place but a group of people
- You as king and your courtiers
- There to entertain you e.g. music, chess, dancing
- Display this to foreign visitors
- Demonstrates wealth and power
- Display this to foreign visitors
- There to entertain you e.g. music, chess, dancing
- You as king and your courtiers
- Not a place but a group of people
- Court and household overlap
- Royal officials
- Around 250 highly trained educated officials grouped in to departments
- Two main groups
- Chancery
- Headed by the chancellor
- Sends out letters, commands & grants
- Exchequer
- Headed by the treasurer
- Collects and spends royal income
- Finance isn't important
- Can be successful without money in treasury
- Banks always keen to lend money but don't borrow too much
- Can be successful without money in treasury
- Finance isn't important
- Chancery
- Two main groups
- Around 250 highly trained educated officials grouped in to departments
- The council
- The men that are your advisors & heads of government departments
- e.g. the chancellor & treasurer
- Made up from nobles, gentry & bishops
- About 50 councillors
- Only a few attend most meetings
- About 50 councillors
- Made up from nobles, gentry & bishops
- e.g. the chancellor & treasurer
- Make the government work
- Put your decisions in to action
- Council meetings
- chaired by chancellor
- King needs to be involved in most important discussion e.g. decisions about war
- chaired by chancellor
- The men that are your advisors & heads of government departments
- Parliament
- Meets only when the King summons it
- Closes when you choose to close it
- Doesn't need to be called every year, can go 2 or more with our calling it
- Consists of 2 houses
- Lords
- Most influential
- Commons
- Includes knights and wealthy merchants
- King has to listen to this house
- Persuade people to agree to taxation, usually to pay for warned defence
- Need to be charmed and intimidated
- Things going badly such as war
- Complain to you on behalf of the commoners - ordinary people
- Commoners can't be ignored and aren't stupid people
- Complain to you on behalf of the commoners - ordinary people
- Includes knights and wealthy merchants
- Lords
- Meets only when the King summons it
- Local government
- Organised by county
- Noblemen and gentry that own land play crucial role in making local government work
- Judges in county law
- Lead in stopping crime
- King chooses these as sheriffs
- Job to oversee the courts and arrest major criminals
- King may have to deal with serious crime himself
- King chooses these as sheriffs
- Lead in stopping crime
- Judges in county law
- Don't like strangers from other areas getting involved in their local business
- King has to be careful who he appoints as officials therefore
- WHAT NOT TO DO
- DO NOT lose wars against France or Scotland
- Though better to fight bravely and lose than not to fight at all
- DO NOT ignore high born noble advisors
- Listen to their advice - make decisions yourself
- DO NOT appear lenient to criminals especially anyone charged with treason
- DO NOT lose wars against France or Scotland
- WHAT YOU DO NOT HAVE AS KING
- A full royal army
- Depend on nobles & gentry
- A fullt ime police force
- Rely on sheriffs/ local constablesto catch criminals
- local constables are un paid and part time
- Rely on sheriffs/ local constablesto catch criminals
- Annual taxation on peoples incomes
- Your ability to pay for your household and family comes from rents on your land
- Also from custom duties on imports and exports
- Your ability to pay for your household and family comes from rents on your land
- Speedy communications
- It takes 5 days to send an urgent message from London to York
- A full royal army
- What expected to do
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