Henry VII Nobility

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Why did Henry need to reform the nobility?
Nobles had wealth and territory that made them a threat
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What are the 4 ways Henry controlled the nobility?
Attainders, Patronage, attacks on retaining, financial controls
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What was retaining?
Act by which a nobleman kept a large number of men as his personal staff
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what was the 1485 law on retaining?
Lords and Commons had to swear they would not retain illegally
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What was the 1504 law on retaining?
Nobles had to get a license to retain large numbers
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What fine could nobles face for illegal retaining?
Fine of £5 per month per retainer
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What happened to Lord Bugavenny?
1507 convicted of illegally retaining 471 men and fined £70,000
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What financial controls did Henry use on the nobility?
Bonds and recognisances
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Who was the debt collector for bonds and recognisances?
Council Learned in the Law
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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
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Number of people called nobles fell by...
1/4 in reign
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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
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What were attainders used for?
Seize titles and land of nobles suspected of disloyalty
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How many were passed after Bosworth?
28
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He could also reverse attainders
46 reversed
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How many attainders passed in reign?
138
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What are the 4 ways Henry controlled the nobility?

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Attainders, Patronage, attacks on retaining, financial controls

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What was retaining?

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what was the 1485 law on retaining?

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What was the 1504 law on retaining?

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