Tudor Government - Henry VII VS Henry VIII - Compare and contrast table in A Level and IB History


	Tudor Government - Henry VII VS Henry VIII
	Similarities Use of Justices of the Peace to maintain local government, instead of relying on the nobility. Encouraged talented advisers and administrators outside of the nobility. Both actively used the Privy Chamber, yet it did become more prominent under Henry VIII, with several 'leaders' - Wolsey and Sir Thomas More in the early years, Thomas Cromwell from 1532-1540, and the Comptroller of the King's Household (Sir William Paget) during the final years of Henry VIII's reign.	Differences Henry VII took a much more personal interest in government due to his insecurity as a usurper - whereas Henry VIII left much of the work to his chief advisers, namely Wolsey and Cromwell. The system of 'Chief Advisers' relied heavily on maintaining the King's favour, something which proved to be difficult. Henry VIII did not share his father's dedication to the 'unglamorous' side of ruling.
	Overall comparison

Use of Justices of the Peace to maintain local government, instead of relying on the nobility.
Encouraged talented advisers and administrators outside of the nobility.
Both actively used the Privy Chamber, yet it did become more prominent under Henry VIII, with several 'leaders' - Wolsey and Sir Thomas More in the early years, Thomas Cromwell from 1532-1540, and the Comptroller of the King's Household (Sir William Paget) during the final years of Henry VIII's reign.

Henry VII took a much more personal interest in government due to his insecurity as a usurper - whereas Henry VIII left much of the work to his chief advisers, namely Wolsey and Cromwell.
The system of 'Chief Advisers' relied heavily on maintaining the King's favour, something which proved to be difficult.
Henry VIII did not share his father's dedication to the 'unglamorous' side of ruling.

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