Thomas Cromwell

Thomas Cromwell:

Cromwell's Influence:

• Privy Council:
  • He reduced the size of the privy council to 20 members (this made it more efficient as decisions could be made easily)
  • Changed the types of members - less of the tradional nobility and more members of the higher gentry.
  • Introduced a council minute book in which was recorded details of their meetings and their decisions
• Financial:
  • Re-organised the household financial system - introduced different departments and auditing.
  • The Court of Augmentations and the Court of Fruits and Tenths set up to handle the  money that Henry had acquired from the church.
  • He also set up the Court of Wards
• Local Government:
  • Council of the West…