HENRY VII GOVERNMENT

GOVERNMENT 1485 HAD COME PERILOUSLY CLOSE COLLAPSE NUMBER OCCASIONS 

NOBLES WEALTH & POWER - POTENTIAL RIVALS CROWN

UNEVEN CONTROL CROWN HAD OVER KINDOM - STRONGER MORE POPULATED AREAS - LOOSER BORDERLANDS

POOR FINANCE OF CORWN WHICH DEPLETED BY WARS AT HOME & ABROAD

ADVISE KING MATTERS SATE / ADMINSTER LAW / ACT JUDICIAL 

227 MEN RECORDED ATTENTED / 6 OR 7 REGULAR 

TYPES COUNCILLORS - NOBILITY (DAUBENEY) CHURCHMENT (MORTON & FOX) MEMBERS GENTRY (BRAY & DUDLEY) 

NO ESTABLISHED RULES / PROCEDURES

BRAY & DUDLEY NOT COURTIERS - STAID LONDON

3 CHIEF OFFICERS STATE:

• LORD CHANCELLOR  MORTON
• LORD PRIIVY SEAL  FOX 
• LORD TREASURER  DYNHAM

BODY DEVELOPED 2ND HALF REIGN - 1495 DEFENDING KING POSITION FUEDAL LANDLORD

RESPONSIBLE UP DATE WARDSHIPS MARRIAGE & PAYMENTS INHERITING PROPERTY KING TENANTS COLLECTION FUEDAL DUES

OPERATED WITHOUT JURY

HEATED BODY - CONNECTION BONDS RECOGNISANCES

EMPSON PREDISENT LEARNED 1504

DUDLEY & EMPSON HARD PENALTIES ENFORCED - EXECUTED AFTER HENRY DEATH

TRAVELLED HENRY OVER COUNTRY

DIFFERENT LEVELS 

POLITICALLY IMPORTANT - CHAMBER PRESIDED OVER LORD CHAMBERLAIN 

BETRAYEL WILLIAM STANLEY - INTRODUCED PRIVY CHAMBER 1495 - HARDER PEOPLE GET CLOSE KING

HENRY KEPT DISTANCE DELIBERATLY - TRIED RULE WITHOUT NOBILITY - RELIED LAWYERS PRFESSOPMALS DRAWN GENRTY 

TRUE

• REWARDED MEN ABILITY & USEFULNESS
• DIDNT RELY ON PRATICULAR NOBLE LIKE EDWARD IV
• RELIED LAWYERS

FALSE

• RICHARD III RELIED MEMBERS GENTRY - RATCLIFFE & CATESBY
• NOBLES - 29 SAT WITH RICHARD III OR EDWARD IV
• REWARD NOBLES SERVED WELL - EARL OF OXFORD

SUMMONED 7 OCCASIONS - 5 FIRST DECARE REASONS NOT:

• DIDNT WANT ASK WAR TAXES - FOREIGN POLICY BASE AVOIDING EXPENISVE CAMPAIGNS 
• DIDNT STRAIN LOYALTY SUBJECTS ASKING MONEY 
• DIDNT NEED INITIATE LEFISLATION LARGE SCALE - GOVERNMENT BILLS PASSED ACTS OF ATTAINDED

DEMONSTRATED RIGHT CALL EARLY 

LARGELY CONCERNED ISSUES NATIANL SECURITY & RAISING REVENUE

136 PASSED - 46 REVERSED

51 PASSED END REIGN 1504 - 1409 - INSECURE NEED DEMONSTRATE STRENGTH

THOMAS TYRELL PAY £1738 REVRSAL OF HIS AND FATHERS

GRANTS LAND START REIGN 

NUMBER FELL 1/4 DUE DEATHS & ATTAINDERS

VACANT LAND FELL HENRY POSSESSION

NEW LAWS PASSED 1485 & 1504 AGAINT ILLEGAL RETAINING 

1485 LORDS SWEAR NOT RETAIN ILLEGALLY 

1504 - NOBLES NEEDED LICENSE 

DEMANDED FINANCIAL BOND INDIVIDUAL NOBLE OR FAMILY - PUT DEBT CROWN

LAST DECADE 2/3 NOBLES UNDER BONDS

LORD BURGAVENNY - CONVITED ILLEGAL RETAINING FINED £70,000 - ALLOWED £5000 OVER 10 YEARS

ROLE - CHELF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS - MANTAIN LAW & ORDER - RESPONSIBLE IMPLEMENTIC SOCIAL & ECONOMIC LAWS

18JPS PER COUNTY - LOCAL LANDOWNERS

NOT PAID - INTEREST DO IT PROPERLY 

HENRY APPOINT LESS LANDOWNERS WEAKEN LARGE ONES POWER

1485 - ARREST & QUESTION HUNTERS IN DISGUISE

1487 - GRANT BAIL AWAITING TRIAL

1495 - REPLACE MEMBERS JURY SUSPECTED OF BRIBARY

LARGEST SOCIAL GROUP COUNCI - HALF MEMBERSHIP

MORTON APPOINTED CHANCELOR 1487 & FOX BECAME KINGS PRINCIPAL SECUTARY 

MORTON DOCTOR CIVIL LAW PRACTICED CHURCH COURT

FOX DEGREE THEOLOGY 

SUSTAINABLE CASE (WEAKEN CLAIM DIDNT USE THEM)

REAL SERVICE DEMANDED

JOHN DE VERE & EARL OF OXFORD - OFFICES GREAT CHAMBERLAIN 

JASPER TUDOR CONTROL WALES - DUKE BEDFORD

YORKIST PAID TREACHERY - SHOW LOYALTY

EARL LINOCLN TILL SIMNELL

EARL SURREY AFTER REALEASE TOWER - LORD TREASURER 1501

CHIEF ADVISORS SERVANTS DRAWN RANKS LESSER LANDOWNERS / GENTRY

BRAY / DUDLEY / POYNINGS 

LESS USE NOBILITY - CENTRE GOVERNMENT - NOT NEW RELY GENTRY

NEW MEN EXPERIENCE LANDOWNING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT JUSTICE 

HENRY EXPLOIT LANDS MORE EFFICENT METHODS ESTATE MANAGEMENT NEEDED SERVANTS UNDERSTOOD AUDITING & PROPERY LAWS

HENRY CENTRAL FIGURE - DIRECTING OPERATIONS LONDON 

EXPLOITATION CROWN LANDS

ENCOURAGE FREQUANT USE ROYAL FINANCE

INCREASING POWER JP - EXERTING CONTROL MORE EFFECTIVLEY

EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT EXPLOITITION CROWN LANDS EXTENDED AUTHORITY MONARCH ALL PARTS COUNTRY WELL AS INCREASING INCOME RECIEVED RENTS 

RICHARD III MAIND CENTRE POWER

EARL NORTHUMBERLAND LOYAL 

JULY 1484 CREATED FORMAL COUNCIL NORTH - ENSURE GOOD GOVENANCY & OVERSEA DEFENCE SCOTLAND 

EARL NORTHUMBERLAND - LED MAJOR PORTION RICHARD ARMY BOSWORTH - FALIED COMMIT TROOPS - BRIEFLY IMPRISONED TOWEN 

EARLY SURREY - FATHER KILLED BOSWORTH - COULD JOINED SIMNEL DIDNT - LOYALTY RESTORED EARLDOM 1489

EDWARD IV ESTABLISHED COUNCIL GOVERN 1471

IMPROVED PREVIOUS DISORDER CAUSED COMPETING WELSH NOBLES & MARCHER LORDS

HENRY APPOINTED JASPER GOVERN

1493 REVIVED COUNCIL - ARTHUR HEAD

LINKS WALES REDUCE THREAT

GOVERNED LARGE PROPORTION LAND ACCOUNT DEATH FORFEITURE LANDS 

JAPSER APPOINTED LIEUTENANT - WORK DONE BY DEPUTY

RULED SMALL LAND DIRECTLY 

IRELAND RULED ANGLO-IRISH LORDS & CHIEFTAINS

1494 HENRY RE-ORGANISED

ARTHUR - LORD LIEUTENANT 

POYNINGS DEPUTY - ULSTER UNDER CONTROL

PASSAGE POYNINGS LAW - IRISH PARLIAMANTS NEED KING APPROVAL PASS LAW

EXPENSIVE RULE DIRECTLY SO THROUGH CHIEFTAINS