Cromwells Domestic Policies
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- Created on: 21-02-17 21:00
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- Chief minister by 1532.
- Dissolution of the monastries began in 1536.
- Financial reforms were needed to manage the revenue created by the break with Rome.
- These included;
- The Court of Augmentations - controlled all the land and finances that were previously owned by the Catholic Church.
- The Court of General Surveyors - Initially handled monastic lands but was absorbed by the Court of Augmentations later on.
- The Court of First Fruit and Tenths - collected money that used to be given to the Catholic Church.
- The Court of Wards - the King had the feudal right to collect money from the estate of anyone under the age of 21.
Reformation Parliament
- Sat for 7 years.
- This brought stability.
- Also led to the passing of a bill after 3 reading in the Commons and Lords becoming standard practice.
- Cromwell needed statue law because of the redical changes him and Henry were introducing.
- The parliament was diverse.
- The Lords consisted…
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