H7 government

Question 1

Function of the council

Answer 1

Advise the king, administer the realm on the kings behalf, make legal judgements

Question 2

Types of councillors with examples

Answer 2

Members of the nobility (Lord Daubney)
Churchmen (John Morton)
Laymen (Sir Reginald Bray)

Question 3

Churchmen function in the council

Answer 3

Often had legal training and had good administration skills

Question 4

Laymen function in the council

Answer 4

Good administration and were often gentry or lawyers

Question 5

Why were there very few members of the nobility in the council

Answer 5

Henry was distrustful of those with power as he was paranoid they were going to try and over throw his position on the throne

Question 6

Negatives of the council

Answer 6

Had no established rules
Not essential for people to be in the council to advise Henry e.g. his mother (lady Margaret Beaufort) was very significant
Members could meet separately meaning matter were discussed without others present causing confusion and chaos

Question 7

When was the council learned developed

Answer 7

1495

Question 8

What was the council learned function

Answer 8

To exploit the kings prerogative rights and to maintain his revenue

Question 9

Who ran the council learned

Answer 9

Initially ran by Sir Reginald Bray, when he died in 1503 it was taken over by Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley

Question 10

Why was the council learned disliked

Answer 10

Bonds and recognizance trapped the kings subjects using money, it was not a recognised court of law so there was no chance to appeal, it by passed the normal legal system

Question 11

Why was the council learned not good for Henry

Answer 11

It created enemies in the nobility who Henry needed support from in order to keep the throne

Question 12

What was the household proper

Answer 12

Responsible for looking after the king, supervised by the Lord Stewart

Question 13

What was the purpose of the court and household

Answer 13

Henry relied on it as the centre of government
Demonstrated Henry’s power and wealth to courtiers
Was a place where advancement and support could be gained from the king or other influential people
Those deserving and connected were rewarded

Question 14

What was the chamber

Answer 14

Supervised by the Lord Chamberlain (position of power and trust) took charge of the national treasury

Question 15

Why did Henry reform the chamber

Answer 15

1495 Lord Chamberlain was Sir William Stanley. he was involved in Perkin Warbeck’s conspiracy so the privy chamber was created

Question 16

What was the privy chamber

Answer 16

Gentlemen of the privy were chosen by Henry, though were often low status and uninfluential so could not gain power. Personal chamber for the king to retreat to to be protected by his most intimate servants

Question 17

What were justice of the peace

Answer 17

local level of maintaining law and order appointed on a country-by-county basis and met 4 time a year to administer justice

Question 18

Acts of parliament which increase the power of JPs

Answer 18

1495: parliament extends the role of JPs enabling them to decide on all offences except murder

Question 19

What were bonds and recognizances

Answer 19

agreements that if a person breached a certain condition they would pay Henry money

Question 20

How much was the Marquis of Dorset’s bond and what was it for

Answer 20

£100,000 for the promise of good behaviour

Question 21

between 1504-1507 how much money from bonds was promised but not collected

Answer 21

£200,000

Question 22

What made up parliament

Answer 22

a meeting of the house of commons and the house of lords

Question 23

How many parliaments did Henry call and when

Answer 23

7 in total, 5 in the first 10 years, 2 in the final 14

Question 24

Acts of attainder

Answer 24

declared noblemen guilty of a crime against the crown without trial.

Question 25

tonnage and poundage

Answer 25

granted in the first of Henry’s parliaments for the whole of his reign

Question 26

When was the final parliament and what did it do

Answer 26

1504
limited Henrys demands for extraordinary taxation by not allowing him 15ths and 10th

Question 27

How much did henry get from 15ths and 10ths

Answer 27

£203,000

Question 28

How did crown lands revenue become more effective

Answer 28

initially it was collected through court of the exchequer which was inefficient. 1492 changed to administration through the chamber

Question 29

what did crown lands revenue start and end at

Answer 29

started at £12,000
ended at £42,000

Question 30

how much did henry get from extraordinary taxation

Answer 30

over £400,000

Question 31

Throughout henry’s reign how much did he collect from bonds and recognizances

Answer 31

£33,000