henry vii's government

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what did the council consist of?
were nobles, churchmen and lawyers but only 6-7 at a time, they made legal judgments and advised henry but were irregular meetings and his mother was his closest advisor
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what did the council learned in law do?
consisted of sir richard epson & edmund dudley, they were meant to maintain revenue but instead they exploited the kings rights to tax highly. the council was illegal but very significant in power maintenance
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what was the pricy chamber?
it consisted of his most intimate servants which meant for those not involved it was a lot harder to regain henry's trust
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what was the royal court?
these were just lords that were a symbol of power more than anything, they had entertainment parties and reward systems. despite this the lords did have some elements of power
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what was the parliament?
parliament was called only 7 times during his reign, they were meant to approved policies but only disproved once during his whole reign, they were quite powerful as they could have refused henry but they met too little for this power to be used
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who were the justices of the peace?
these were local gentry that did unpaid work to maintain order in the countryside, they were useful to henry because they did tax assessments and he loved money
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what did the council learned in law do?

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consisted of sir richard epson & edmund dudley, they were meant to maintain revenue but instead they exploited the kings rights to tax highly. the council was illegal but very significant in power maintenance

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