Henry VII- Government

Question 1

What is the council?

Answer 1

Around 6/7 members who supported Henry VII in making key decisions.

Question 2

What were the 3 key aims of the council?

Answer 2

1.To advise the king
2.To administer the realm on the kings behalf
3.To make legal judgments

Question 3

What was the Council Learned in Law?

Answer 3

Maintain the kings revenue and exploit his prerogative rights.

Question 4

What is prerogative rights?

Answer 4

Prerogative rights: rights or powers the monarch could exercise without requiring the consent of parliament.

Question 5

Who first ruled the Council Learned in Law and who took over?

Answer 5

Sir Reginald Bray was its first leader then Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley took over.

Question 6

Why did the nobles not like Empson and Dudley and what happened when Henry VII died?

Answer 6

They would fine the nobility not just when owed but they would make up payments the nobility has to pay. They were both executed.

Question 7

What is the royal court?

Answer 7

Centre of the government, it was a group of people to be where the king is at all times. It was magnificent and generous. It was where the power of the monarch was demonstrated to all the couriers in attendance. Support for the king or other influential persons which could be obtained which would be useful in legal problems.

Question 8

What was the chamber?

Answer 8

The private areas of the court; also a key department for the efficient collection of royal revenues.

Question 9

What was the Lord Chamberlain?

Answer 9

Also known as the Chamberlain, a member of the kings council and a close friend, who had administrative and political power. Often speaking for the monarch in an official capacity, and was also responsible for organising court ceremonies.

Question 10

What was the privy chamber?

Answer 10

A group of loyal trusted members of the nobility were close personal servants of the monarch. It’s members had direct access to the monarch and therefore could influence them more directly.

Question 11

How many times did Henry VII call parliament in his reign?

Answer 11

7 times

Question 12

What were the parliaments two main aims?

Answer 12

To pass laws and grant taxation to the crown.

Question 13

What is a bond?

Answer 13

A legal document which bound an individual to another to perform an action or forfeit a specified sum of money if they failed to do so.

Question 14

What is a Recognisance?

Answer 14

A formal acknowledgment of a debt or other obligation which could be enforced by means of financial penalty.

Question 15

What are the sources of royal income?

Answer 15

Crown lands
Profits from fundal dues
Customs revenue
Pensions from other powers
Profits of justice
Extraordinary revenue

Question 16

What was the crown land income at the start and end of Henry VII’s reign? Why?

Answer 16

At the start of his reign he used the court of exchequer which gave him £12,000
When he changed to using the chamber he was making £42,000 by the end of his reign.

Question 17

What was feudal aid?

Answer 17

A right by which the Crown could impose a tax on their tenants for the knighting of the eldest son or the marriage of the eldest daughter.

Question 18

What is tonnage and poundage?

Answer 18

Tonnage: tax on import
Poundage: tax on export

Question 19

What is ordinary revenue?

Answer 19

Where Henry VII gets regular income such as crown lands

Question 20

What is extraordinary revenue?

Answer 20

Money raised by the king from additional sources as one-off payments when he faced an emergency or an u foreseeable expense.

Question 21

How much did Henry VII re I live in extraordinary revenue?

Answer 21

Over £400,000