Flashcards in Henry VII- government and revenue Deck (17)
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Carrots
Patronage
37 Knights of the Garter
Great and King's Council
2
Sticks
Bonds
Recognisances
Forced loans
3
King's Council
8 members
Lord Chancellor Morton
Lord Privy Seal Fox
Lord Treasurer Dynham
4
New councils set up by Henry
Court of Requests
General Surveyors
Learned in the Law
5
Council Learned in the Law
1504- Empson and Dudley employed
6
4 ways Henry controlled power
Retainers forbidden
Restoration of crown lands
Reduced land of Marcher Lords
Used Justices of the Peace to enforce statutes and royal proclamations
7
Change in the royal financial system
Henry examined receipts himself
Chamber system: more control, faster
8
Sources of income
Crown lands
Feudal obligations
Bonds and recognisances
Custom duties
Parliamentary grants
Benevolences
Loans
Clerical tax
French pension
9
Crown lands
From £3000 to £42000
10
Feudal obligations
1487 = £300
1507 = over £6000
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Bonds and recognisances
e.g. 1491 Marquis of Dorset- £10000
12
Custom duties
Up to £40000
13
Parliamentary grants
Basic 15th and 10ths- usually £30000
14
Benevolences
1491 = £48500
15
Loans
Total of £203000 during his reign
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Clerical tax
e.g. Canterbury and York £25000 in 1489
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