govt - key terms

Question 1

acts of attainder

Answer 1

a land owner is declared guilty of rebellion & loses their title, land or life

Question 2

magnate

Answer 2

member of the higher ranks of nobility

Question 3

prerogative rights

Answer 3

rights a monarch exercises without parliaments consent

Question 4

courtier

Answer 4

adviser - attends kings court

Question 5

privvy chamber

Answer 5

kings close servants only - seperate from everyone else - established by H7

Question 6

extraordinary revenue

Answer 6

one off payments, typically for emergencies

Question 7

lord chamberlain

Answer 7

kings council - nobleman - personal friend of the king

Question 8

bonds and recognizances

Answer 8

legal bond where you accept you must either perform an action or forfeit money

Question 9

crown lands

Answer 9

land owned by the monarch

Question 10

wardship

Answer 10

crown gains money from any land owned by minors

Question 11

feudal aid

Answer 11

tax on:
the marriage of your first daughter
the knighting of your first son

Question 12

statue of uses

Answer 12

property can’t be a trust - prevents tax on a dead person’s estate

Question 13

council learned in law

Answer 13

ensured that the king raised enough money & enforced prerogative rights

Question 14

kings court

Answer 14

centre of government - where H7 gives/takes status