2. Hvii: Government Flashcards
1
Q
What were the councils 3 main functions?
A
- Advise the king
- administer the realm on the kings behalf
- make legal judgements
2
Q
How big was Henry’s council?
A
- Actual working council was around 6or 7 members who supported him in making key decisions
3
Q
What were the 3 main types of councillors?
A
- Members of nobility(lord daubney and dynham)
- churchmen, often had legal training ( John Morton and Richard fox).
- laymen, either gentry or lawyers who were skilled administrators ( sir Reginald bray and Edmund Dudley)
4
Q
Who was Margaret Beaufort?
A
- Henry’s mother who was one of his most influential advisors without being on the kings council
5
Q
What was the council learned?
A
- The councils main offshoot, developed during the second half of his reign
