institutional developments: royal councils
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- royal councils
- privy council
- henry vii
- 227 men attended council but few regulars
- church was principal advisers
- henry viii
- added more nobles but clerics still had important posts
- membership came to reflect factions in his marriages e.g. Parr, Boleyn, Seymour
- 30 to 40 members under edward/mary
- elizabeth i
- fell to 5/6 doing most work
- freq increased to everyday by 1603
- dependence on Secretary of State (Cecil etc.) ensured survival as vital office
- henry vii
- council of wales
- 1536-43, 12 new welsh counties and extended authority to 5 english counties
- given english administrative and judicial system and elected MPs
- crown held most land
- welsh lords accepted reforms under henry viii
- gentry keen to become JPs and enhance own positions
- no rebellions
- 1536-43, 12 new welsh counties and extended authority to 5 english counties
- council of the north
- 2x remodelled 1525-30
- given judicial functions 1537
- took orders from privy council
- council of wales
- 1536-43, 12 new welsh counties and extended authority to 5 english counties
- given english administrative and judicial system and elected MPs
- crown held most land
- welsh lords accepted reforms under henry viii
- gentry keen to become JPs and enhance own positions
- no rebellions
- 1536-43, 12 new welsh counties and extended authority to 5 english counties
- council of wales
- henry viii let nobles assume wardenship of marches to control 'wild ppl'
- elizabeth appointed more southern nobles to assist council maintaining stability
- authority increased after 1569 revolt (no rebellions after)
- 2x remodelled 1525-30
- tudors governed kingdom through councils (became Privy Council 1530)
- aimed to transmit monarch's wishes into actions and ensure country was effectively governed
- est. regional councils e.g. Welsh, North
- based in London
- privy council
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