Henry 7th govenment

• what is court,how many members

  top 300 members of the nobility designed ti be wealthy and glamorous
• what is personal monarchy

  where the monarch is the centre of power and status within the country
• what is the privy chamber and when was it created

  1495: section of the home which was completely private
• what was the court from 1495


  -the main house started as a service department like the kitchen, then the main staircase into the chambers
• personal monarchy


  where the monarch is the centre of power and status within the country
• what was the three functions of the council

  advise the king, administer the realm, legal judgmnets
• what were the three levels of council membership and examples

  • nobility
  • Church men(richard fox, john morton)
  • gentry
• what is the role of parliment

  • split into 2 hosues lords and commons. Lords were the wealthy and the commons represented the ordinary people
• what is the function of of parliment

  • pass laws
  • grant taxation
  • local grivences
• calling of parliment


  within 24 years of ruling there were 7 parliments called.

  5 in 10 years 2 in 14 years
• what was the first things passed in Parliment and what was granted

  2 acts of attainers ( taking power and land from owners) and granted henry tounage and poundage for life
• what were others laws passed by parliment

  legislation against riots and retaining which is controlling the nobility. 10% of statues delt with responsibilities of jps and control provinces
• what were the views of parliment

  Henrys views is that all the power comes from the monarchy not government
• what was henrys choice of local government

  jasper Tudor the duke of Bedford controlling wales. He was also henrus uncle
• what were the exceptions for local government

  fist person who was supposed to loose power but Henry Percy had resticted power in the north and worked with henry by havng fhavving freedom for loyalty
• who was in the local government

  justice of the peace,maintain law and order eithin the country
• what was the council of the north

  council in London to keep a close eye in the north
• who was the council in wales

  jasper Tudor counciled but appointed 7 year Arthur as head prince of wales. Also appointed sir Rhys Thomas in south wales
• who was in charge in Ireland

  Ponyings - the englishman was sent there to have control. PrinceHenry to kindareas lord deputy cut expense
• what is the sheriff job

  crowns representative and responsible for conduct and managment of parlimetry elections
• what was the jps job

  selected from landowning classes after 1485

  did quarter sessions (4 times per year)

  unpaid sense of duty

  routine administration
• what were thee courts of assize

  staffed by judges of the crown. courts of the kings bench could overide quarter sessions and assize
• what did the church courts do

  church administration, offences of the clergy, moral offenses, issues related to marriage
• what did the local Mannor court do

  landholding, rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, use of common land
• what were the local borough courts

  medival trading standards, specific right given by royal charter
• what were the kings common law courts

  common pleas:major civil cases

  exchequer issues with my royal revenues
• what were the chancery and equity


  exercised jurisdiction on the bias of quity rather than on a strict reading of the common law
• Council members 


  227- offical
• how member daily council member

  6-7
• First parliament 


  7th November 1485
• Act of attainder passed and reversed


  136 passed 46 reversed
• noble of the council

  Daubeny and Dynahm
• Noble families

  62 - with 46 at his financial mercy