Henry VII Key Terms

Question 1

Act of Attainder

Answer 1

Henry VII’s financial policies were the most important reason for the success of his reign. Assess the validity of this view.

Question 2

Tonnage and poundage

Answer 2

The right to raise revenue for the whole reign from imports and exports

Question 3

Magnate

Answer 3

Member of the higher ranks of nobility

Question 4

Prerogative Rights

Answer 4

The rights and powers which the monarch could exercise without parliament’s consent

Question 5

Courtier

Answer 5

A person who attends the kings court as an advisor

Question 6

Privy Chamber

Answer 6

Made up kings close servants - gave them direct influence

Question 7

Extraordinary Revenue

Answer 7

Money raised through one off payments - usually for emergencies

Question 8

The Lord Chamberlain

Answer 8

Experienced nobleman, member of kings council, personal friend - organsied court

Question 9

Bonds and recognisances

Answer 9

Legal bond to perform an action or forfeit money + a formal acknowledgement of debt or obligation

Question 10

Crown lands

Answer 10

Land that is owned by the monarch

Question 11

Wardship

Answer 11

Allowed crown the gain money from property held by minors

Question 12

Feudal aid

Answer 12

Tax from the crown for knighting eldest son/marriage of eldest daughter or ransom

Question 13

Statute of Uses

Answer 13

Prevented property becoming a trust, which prevented tax on deceased person’s estate

Question 14

Council Learned

Answer 14

System to ensure the king raised money and enforced his prerogative rights

Question 15

The Kings Council

Answer 15

Function advise the king, administer realm, make legal judgements

Question 16

The Kings Court

Answer 16

Centre of government - where king gave and removed status

Question 17

JP’s

Answer 17

Maintain law and order in the country - usually local gentry

Question 18

Pension

Answer 18

Payments from foreign powers

Question 19

Embargo

Answer 19

Restriction on trade to punish a target country and prevent it from carrying out certain policies

Question 20

Intercursus Malus

Answer 20

Attempt to further English trader interest in Burgundy - never imposed

Question 21

Intercursus Magnus

Answer 21

Major treaty that restored trade links between England and Burgundy

Question 22

Tariff

Answer 22

Tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports

Question 23

Real wages

Answer 23

Value of income in relation to the price of goods

Question 24

Open-field system

Answer 24

System of landed estates renting strips of land to tenants to farm

Question 25

Merchant Adventurers

Answer 25

Trading organisation, dominated cloth trade

Question 26

Hanseatic League

Answer 26

Commercial union to control trade in the Baltic Sea

Question 27

Navigation Acts

Answer 27

Encouraged English ships to be used to transport to and from English ports