Henry VII Parliament

Question 1

What did parliament comprise of?

Answer 1

The House of Commons and the house of lords

Question 2

Was parliament central to the system of government?

Answer 2

No

It only met occasionally

Question 3

What was parliaments functions?

Answer 3

To pass laws
Grant taxation to the crown
Local issues and grievances could be passed on to the kind officials by local MPs

Question 4

How many parliaments did Henry call in his reign?

Answer 4

7

Question 5

What were Henry’s early parliaments largely concerned with?

Answer 5

Issues of national security and the raising of revenue

Question 6

How did Henry’s parliaments raise revenue?

Answer 6

passing acts of attainder (declared people guilty without going through a trial if they were alive; property forfeit to the crown in they were dead)
Tonnage and poundage granted for life
Granted extraordinary revenue e.g. fifteenths and tenths
Granger taxation

Question 7

What does Paul cavills research show about Henry’s parliament?

Answer 7

It operated effectively
The king respected its decision
Number of private acts passed in response to local demands for improvements