Section C theme 1: gov and administration
- Created by: Kdale
- Created on: 15-06-22 14:17
View mindmap
- Government and administration 1485-1603
- changes made to structure and function of royal household
- Privy chamber grew in political importance
- Henry VII
- created yeoman of the guard- personal bodyguards to restrict entrance into private rooms
- store royal income- monitored personally
- future monarchs didnt have the time to do this
- Henry VIII
- political hub
- staff- gentleman of the privy chamber
- groom of the stool most important- in charge of toilet
- Henrys most trusted friends/nobility/gentry
- sent on diplomatic missions to France against Scotland
- acces was a route to power and influence on government
- control of the dry stamp by 1540s
- sign documents on behalf of the king- great power
- 1540s faction led by Seymour and Dudley gained control of the dry stamp, making decisions in their favour
- control of the dry stamp by 1540s
- Edward
- access to him and dry stamp was controlled by privy chamber
- Mary
- female attendants were former servants who had Catholic sympathies and married to male members of household
- some taking advantage of their position to gain patronage and favours
- dry stamp under lock and key
- female attendants were former servants who had Catholic sympathies and married to male members of household
- Elizabeth
- decline in political importance
- reforms in 1559 meant members of household were also members of council
- political decisions through council
- Henry VII
- role of the royal council became more professional
- formal body to advise the monarch
- judicial court for high profile legal cases (nobility)
- Henry VII
- large and informal- 200 men attended meetings
- nobility, churchmen, royal officials and lawyers
- 20 men who served Richard III and 22 men who served Edward IV (Yorkists)
- crucial for security
- 'Great Councils' used when Henry needed consultation with nobility on war and taxation
- 5 between 1487 and 1502
- Henry VIII
- Wolsey planning the Eltham Ordinances- reduce number from 40 to 20
- Thomas Wolsey rose to power
- fell from power in 1529
- Reform of privy Council 1540
- need to restructure government after Cromwell
- members collectively responsible for Cromwell and Wolseys work
- no one had the power that they had
- membership reduced to 19
- number under Edward grew to 50 because he was a child
- Mary- large no. of men appointed to stay inclusive
- av. attendance in 1555 was 12
- new powers to privy council- did not have to wait for instructions from monarch to issue proclamations
- new seal- didnt override dry stamp
- body which served england
- travelled with Elizabeth on progresses
- by 1590s meetings were every day
- Privy chamber grew in political importance
- Role of secretary
- first important in 1530s, dominance of Cromwell
- secretary by 1534- controlled meetings and knowledge of Henry's day to day business
- declined after fall
- part of royal household
- close access to monarch and privy seal
- more important under Elizabeth- Cecil- walsingham- cecil (son)
- permanent importance
- ensure meetings were well run
- first important in 1530s, dominance of Cromwell
- Lord Lieutenant
- local communities responsible for law and order before
- capable of manipulating the legal system
- unpaid
- developed under Henry VIII
- control rebellions
- Mary 1
- divide country into 10 with each lieutenant being responsible for their region and military recruitment
- Elizabeth
- became permanent
- appointed to each county, with a deputy
- ensure armies were properly trained, armed and disciplined
- able to gather information about local conditions
- local communities responsible for law and order before
- changes made to structure and function of royal household
Similar History resources:
Teacher recommended
Teacher recommended
Comments
No comments have yet been made