Henry VII royal authority and finance

Question 1

Patronage

Answer 1

Giving positions of power, land and titles to subjects. Used as a reward for loyalty
For example Thomas Stanley was given control of Lancashire and Cheshire

Question 2

Order of the garter

Answer 2

Highest honour the king could bestow, 37 were given in total including Bray and Daubeney

Question 3

Kings council

Answer 3

Only trusted servants gained a place on the kings council, sign they had earned the kings confidence

Question 4

Great council

Answer 4

Meeting of noblemen called by the king, gathered during emergencies when swift decisions needed to be taken

Question 5

Acts of attainder

Answer 5

Acts of attainder resulted in families losing the right to inherit land, the acts were reversible based on good behaviour overall 46 out of 138 were reversed

Question 6

Bonds and recognizances

Answer 6

Written agreements where people agreed to pay a sum of money if they failed to keep their promises/loyalty. Between 1485 and 1509 36 out of 62 noble families gave bonds and recognizances

Question 7

Feudal dues

Answer 7

Held feudal rights over nobility
King profited from arranged marriages
King received land when land was inherited
Money paid to king to end a ward ship

Question 8

Retaining

Answer 8

Noble practice of recruiting followers from the gentry for the purpose of administration and for the armies

Question 9

Crown lands

Answer 9

Henry sought to bring as much land under crown control as possible
Crown lands were five times larger