government - henry vii

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who was at the centre of government?
henry
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who supported henry to make decisions?
the king's council
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name 3 of the 8 members of henry's 'inner circle'
Morton (Lord Chancellor)
Fox (Lord Privy Seal)
Dynham (Lord Treasurer).
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what 3 courts did henry establish?
Court of Requests
Court of General Surveyors
and Council Learned in Law
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what did the council learned in law deal with?
problems concerning royal lands and rights, enforcing bonds and recognisances
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why what the CLL hated?
associated with bonds and recognisances and supervising their collection
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from 1504, who supervised the cll?
Empson and Dudley
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how did henry ensure authority was upheld in regions?
the Yorkist use of regional councils in the north, Wales and Ireland
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who did he appoint as his deputy in the north following the Yorkshire rebellion?
Earl of Surrey
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why did he appoint the earl of surrey?
He had previously supported Yorksit Richard iii (approval from the north general public)
had proven loyalty to king when he refused to escape so proved his apparent loyalty and lack of threat
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when did he revive the Council of Wales?
1493
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who headed this council?
his son Arthur
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what was ponyings' law ?
limited the power of the Irish Parliament and gave the English Parliament and monarch veto power over its legislation
but has very limited success
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when was ponyings' law passed?
1494
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what did henry have to rely on to maintain control in Ireland?
its rule through traditional families, with the Earl of Kildare being restored as Lord Deputy
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why did he have to rely on this?
becasue attempts to increase control in Ireland would be costly
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what were justices of the peace responsible for?
- implementing social and economic statutes
- trying criminal offences, upholding public order, - rewarding informers
- empowered to grant bail
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how many were appointed per country?
between 30 and 60 local landowners
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why JPs reluctant to act?
they would become very unpopular
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why did he choose landowners to be JPs?
- status above most in local towns
- lessened power away from great nobles
- loyalty more assured due to less power
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how many times did henry call parliament in his reign?
7
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why is parliament called?
when the king needed money or to pass laws
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why did he call parliament so few times?
- to avoid asking for money as it led to discontent, avoided costly war
- Acts of Attainders were passed mainly at the start and end of his reign
- Parliament’s responsibilities as a Court of Law was being fulfilled by other such courts such as the Counci
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