Cromwells Domestic Policies

• 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…