Henry VII Nobility 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryBritish monarchy - Tudors and StuartsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: nataliegraCreated on: 07-06-22 19:12 Why did Henry need to reform the nobility? Nobles had wealth and territory that made them a threat 1 of 16 What are the 4 ways Henry controlled the nobility? Attainders, Patronage, attacks on retaining, financial controls 2 of 16 What was retaining? Act by which a nobleman kept a large number of men as his personal staff 3 of 16 what was the 1485 law on retaining? Lords and Commons had to swear they would not retain illegally 4 of 16 What was the 1504 law on retaining? Nobles had to get a license to retain large numbers 5 of 16 What fine could nobles face for illegal retaining? Fine of £5 per month per retainer 6 of 16 What happened to Lord Bugavenny? 1507 convicted of illegally retaining 471 men and fined £70,000 7 of 16 What financial controls did Henry use on the nobility? Bonds and recognisances 8 of 16 Who was the debt collector for bonds and recognisances? Council Learned in the Law 9 of 16 What bond did Henry put Lord Burgavenny under? Henry knew he could not pay so agreed to place him under bond to repay £5,000 over ten years. Also he could not go on families land 10 of 16 Number of people called nobles fell by... 1/4 in reign 11 of 16 Who did Henry look to for a replacement? Men lower down in local communities. They did not have lots of land and relied on King for position 12 of 16 What were attainders used for? Seize titles and land of nobles suspected of disloyalty 13 of 16 How many were passed after Bosworth? 28 14 of 16 He could also reverse attainders 46 reversed 15 of 16 How many attainders passed in reign? 138 16 of 16
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