Royal finance and domestic policies 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryBritish monarchy - Tudors and StuartsASAQA Created by: lucyasnowCreated on: 04-01-17 10:44 What were Henry VII's financial aims? To achieve solvency by increasing his royal income and decrease expenditure restoring the Crown's financial strength 1 of 17 What could Henry use his wealth to do? Reward loyal service, bribe potential opponents, fund armies and consolidate the dynasty 2 of 17 What is ordinary revenue? The regular income that the crown could rely onto finance the cost of the monarchy 3 of 17 What are the main sources of ordinary revenue? Crown lands, custom duties, feudal dues and the Legal system and profits of justice 4 of 17 How did Henry gain money from the legal system and profits of justice? He ensured that most criminal acts were punished by fines rather than by imprisonment or execution 5 of 17 What lands did the crown lands include? Earldoms of Richmond, March and Warwick, the Duchy of Lancaster and the Principality of Wales 6 of 17 What was extraordinary revenue? The money that came to the Crown on particular occasions and had no regularity 7 of 17 What were the six sources of extraordinary revenue? Bonds and recognisances, Clerical taxes, feudal obligations, French pension, Loans and benevolences and parliamnetary grants 8 of 17 What were bonds and recognisances? Subjects would pay a sum of money to the crown as a guarantee of their good behaviour 9 of 17 How much did the bonds and recognisances receipts ride by? From £3,000 in 1493 to £35,000 in 1505 10 of 17 What were parliamentary grants? Raised by means of taxes on moveable property called 'fifteenths' and 'tenths' 11 of 17 how did parliamentary grants benefit the Crown? They helped pay for the Battle of Stoke that marked the defeat of the Yorkists and the French campaign 12 of 17 How was French pension used? The King of France promised to pay Henry £159,000 in annual instalments of £5,000 (Treaty of Etaples) 13 of 17 There were three main concerns for Henry in his domestic policies, what were they? Nobility, the church and law and order 14 of 17 How did Henry control the nobility? By issuing attainders, banning retaining and rewarding good behaviour 15 of 17 What did Henry do to co-operate with the church? The Pope supported Henry. Henry offered his patronage and protection to the church 16 of 17 How did Henry try to maintain law and order? By using agents of central government. Justices of the peace and Sheriffs who were supported by noble governors 17 of 17
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