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Government Flashcards

1
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What were the 3 functions of The Council?

A
  • Advise the King
  • Administration of the country
  • Making legal judgements
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What were the 3 main types of councillors inside of The Council? Give examples of individuals of these types of councillors.

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  1. Members of the nobility (Lord Daubeney)
  2. Churchmen (John Morton and Richard Fox)
  3. Laymen (Edmund Dudley and Sir Reginald Bray)
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3
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How many attended the Council during his reign?

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227 men

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4
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What was Sir Reginald Bray’s role during his reign?

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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

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5
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What was The Great Council?

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A gathering of the House of Lords.

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6
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How many times did The Great Council meet during his reign?

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5

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7
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What did The Great Council concern themselves with?

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Issues with war or rebellion

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8
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Who first led The Council Learned?

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Sir Reginald Bray

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9
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What was The Council Learned’s function?

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To maintain the king’s revenue and to exploit his prerogative rights.

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10
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What did The Council Learned use to entrap the king’s subjects?

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Bonds and recognisances

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11
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Who succeeded Bray after his death in 1503 to become the leader of The Council Learned?

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Empson and Dudley

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12
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What was distributed through the Court?

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Rewards and status

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13
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What were the 2 levels of the Court?

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The household proper

The Chamber

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14
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What was the household proper responsible for?

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Looking after the king

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15
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What was the Chamber important for?

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Political interests

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16
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Who was his Lord Chamberlain of the Chamber? And what did he do that was a significant blow to Henry?

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William Stanley, who was involved in a treasonable plot with Perkin Warbeck.

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17
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What did Henry create in response to the Lord Chamberlain’s betrayal?

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The Privy Chamber

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18
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What was Parliament compromised of?

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House of Commons and the House of Lords

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19
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What were Parliament’s two main functions?

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Pass laws and granting taxation to the Crown

20
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How many Parliaments did Henry call during his time?

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7

21
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What were his early Parliaments mainly concerned on?

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National security and raising revenue

22
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What was granted from the most of his Parliaments?

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Extraordinary revenue

23
Q

How much did the fractional taxes of fifteenths and tenths yield?

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£203,000

24
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What did Henry’s last Parliament in 1504 limit?

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The demand for extraordinary revenue

25
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What was the prime responsibility of the king?

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Maintenance of law and order

26
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What group did Henry rely on to maintain law and order?

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The nobility

27
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Who did Henry release from the Tower to rule the North on his behalf?

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The Earl of Surrey

28
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What was imposed due Henry’s lack of trust in his magnates, who controlled parts of England?

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Bonds and recognisances

29
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Who maintained law and order in the countryside?

A

Justices of the Peace (JPs)

30
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How many times did JPs meet per year to administer justice?

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4 times

31
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What were most JPs?

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Local gentry who did it to earn prestige or out of a sense of duty

32
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What were things that the JPs were responsible for?

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Tax assessments, alehouse regulations, investigation of complaints against local officials and maintenance of law and order

33
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Who was the largest landowner?

A

Henry VII

34
Q

What had Henry’s reign income dropped to per year? Why did this drop?

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£12,000, due to the inefficient Court of Exchequer

35
Q

In which year did Henry revert to Edward IV’s financial administration?

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1492

36
Q

What did income from land increase to per year by the end of his reign?

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£42,000

37
Q

How did he earn income from wardship?

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Profited from property held by a minor

38
Q

In which year did Parliament grant a feudal aid?

A

1504

39
Q

What did the Statute of Uses prevent people from doing?

A

Avoiding taxes

40
Q

What was the increase in customs revenue annually over Henry’s reign?

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£34,000 to £38,000

41
Q

How much did England earn per annum from the French due to 1492 Treaty of Etaples?

A

£5000

42
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What were profits of justice?

A

Income from fines and bonds

43
Q

How much in extraordinary revenue did Henry VII earn over his reign?

A

£400,000

44
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How much did Henry have left in plates and jewels?

A

£300,000

45
Q

How much did Henry leave in cash?

A

£10,000

History (Tudors- Henry VII 1485-1509) (6 decks)

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