Council in Wales and the Marches

• Henry needed administrative order
• Appointed his uncle, Jasper Tudor to govern Wales
• 1493, he revived the council, appointing his 7 year old son Arthur as its nominal head of Wales
• Henry didn't really have to worry about Welsh threat because of strong familial connections
• Henry's control of Wales was helped by the fact in 1495, due in part to inheritance and purchase, and on account of death and forfeiture, scarcely a half dozen Marcher lordships remained in private hands
• Henry, therefore, governed directly and indirectly, a larger proportion of Wales than any King before