Henry Vii Government Definitions

Henry Vii Government Definitions

Monarch – Head of the country and ruler of its subjects.

Magnates– Members of the higher ranks of nobility, usually with responsibility over a geographical area.

Justices of peace (JPs) – Appointed on a county basis, met four times a year to administer local law and administrative tasks such as tax assessments.

Assize Judges – Senior judges from Westminster who met twice a year to preside over serious civil and criminal cases.

Council of the North – Appointed in 1489, to advise Arthur…