Domestic Policy Flashcards
What was a prime responsibility for the king?
the maintenance of law and order
What did Henry not have the luxury of enjoying compared to Edward 1V in domestic policy?
Edward 1V had divided the whole country into spheres of influence each controlled by a great noble or magnate
How did Henry solve the problem of the northeast and Yorkshire being without a magnate after the death of the earl of northumberland in 1489?
he released the Yorkists Earl of Surrey from the Tower where he had been imprisoned since the Battle of Bosworth
Why was releasing the Earl of Surrey to the north a risky move?
as he was sending a well known Richard 111 to the area which had been his predecessor’s centre of power
Who were 2 of Henrys closest friends?
- Earl of Oxford
- Lord Daubeney
What reflects Henry’s lack of trust over the nobility?
Henry’s employment of a spying network whose task was to report on magnate performance as well as with the imposition of bonds and recognisances
At a local level who did Henry rely on to maintain law and order in the countryside?
Justices of the Peace
How many times did Justices of the Peace meet a year to administer justice though the quarter sessions?
4 times
Who were most JPs? (2)
local gentry or royal officials
Why did local gentry JPs fulfil their unpaid tasks? (2)
- out of duty
- they thought this might open the path to greater advancement
What are 3 examples of the jobs JPs had?
- tax assessments
- alehouse regulation
- maintenance of law and order
What was the main way in which Henry restored law and order?
through forcing his subjects to take out bonds and recognisances
In the words of Dudley what did the king wish to have in terms of domestic policy?
“to have any many persons in danger at his pleasure”
What were the 2 local courts which dealt with matters regarding to landlords and trading?
- Manor courts
- borough courts
What are 5 sources of royal income ?
- Crown lands
- profits from feudal dues
- customs revenues
- profits of justice
- extraordinary revenue
Which noble wrote a Latin poem for Henry V111 that contained criticism of both Henry V11 and his advisors?
Sir Thomas More
Who’s monarchy saw the income from Crown lands increase significantly?
under Edward 1V
At the beginning of Henry’s reign what was his annual income?
12,000 per annum
Why was annual income so law at the beginning of Henrys reign?
because the income of lands was collected and administered through the inefficient Court of Exchequer r
What year did Henry decide to revert to Edward’s system of administration through the chamber?
1492
How much did land income increase by the end of Henry’s reign ?
to £42,000
How much did Henry’s income of land increase from the beginning and end of reign?
£12,000-£42,000
Who were the 2 effective treasurers that helped increase the land income from £12,000 a year to £42,000?
-Sir Thomas Lovell and Sir John Heron
What year did Parliament grant a feudal aid?
1504
What was a feudal aid?
the right to which the Crown could impose a tax on their tenants for the knighting of their eldest son, the marriage of the eldest daughter
What 13th century text was examined by court lawyers to find precedents for the levying of fees from the kings prerogative rights?
Prerogativa Regis
What was a additional source of revenue which landowners found particularly irritating particularly when the Statute of Uses 1489 cut out a potential loophole for avoidance of the charge?
the obligations payable on the death of a feudal tenant in chief
Why did landowners particularly find obligations payable on the death of feudal tenant in chief irritating?
as the Statute of Uses 1489 cut out a potential loophole for avoidance of this charge
Over the course of Henry V11’s reign, what was the increase in the amount per year earned in customs revenues?
£34,000-£38,000
What year was the Treaty of Etaples?
1492
After the Treaty of Etaples 1492 how much did the French agree to pay Henry a pension of?
pension of £5,000 per annum
What did profits of justice include?
fines and income from bonds
Between 1504-1507 a total of how much was promised to the king?
£200,000
How much throughout Henry’s reign did he receive in extraordinary finance?
£400,000
in 1489 how much did Parliament grant Henry a subsidy of?
£75,000
How much did the Convocation of Canterbury offer Henry in 1489 on behalf of the clergy?
£25,000
How much in plate and jewels did Henry leave?
£300,000
