Government Flashcards

1
Q

What were the 3 functions of The Council?

A
  • Advise the King
  • Administration of the country
  • Making legal judgements
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2
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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.

A
  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?

A

227 men

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

A

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

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5
Q

What was The Great Council?

A

A gathering of the House of Lords.

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6
Q

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

A

5

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7
Q

What did The Great Council concern themselves with?

A

Issues with war or rebellion

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8
Q

Who first led The Council Learned?

A

Sir Reginald Bray

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9
Q

What was The Council Learned’s function?

A

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

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10
Q

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

A

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?

A

Empson and Dudley

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12
Q

What was distributed through the Court?

A

Rewards and status

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13
Q

What were the 2 levels of the Court?

A

The household proper

The Chamber

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14
Q

What was the household proper responsible for?

A

Looking after the king

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15
Q

What was the Chamber important for?

A

Political interests

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16
Q

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

A

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

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17
Q

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

A

The Privy Chamber

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18
Q

What was Parliament compromised of?

A

House of Commons and the House of Lords

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19
Q

What were Parliament’s two main functions?

A

Pass laws and granting taxation to the Crown

20
Q

How many Parliaments did Henry call during his time?

A

7

21
Q

What were his early Parliaments mainly concerned on?

A

National security and raising revenue

22
Q

What was granted from the most of his Parliaments?

A

Extraordinary revenue

23
Q

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

A

£203,000

24
Q

What did Henry’s last Parliament in 1504 limit?

A

The demand for extraordinary revenue

25
Q

What was the prime responsibility of the king?

A

Maintenance of law and order

26
Q

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

A

The nobility

27
Q

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

A

The Earl of Surrey

28
Q

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

A

Bonds and recognisances

29
Q

Who maintained law and order in the countryside?

A

Justices of the Peace (JPs)

30
Q

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

A

4 times

31
Q

What were most JPs?

A

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

32
Q

What were things that the JPs were responsible for?

A

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

33
Q

Who was the largest landowner?

A

Henry VII

34
Q

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

A

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

35
Q

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

A

1492

36
Q

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

A

£42,000

37
Q

How did he earn income from wardship?

A

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?

A

£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
Q

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
Q

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