Henry VIII: Government - Bureaucratic Changes under Cromwell

Question 1

What bureaucratic changes did Cromwell make

Answer 1

1. Reform of the Privy Council

2. Development of Specialised Governments

Question 2

What did Cromwell mark

Answer 2

A turning point in the Bureaucratic transformation of a medieval government into a modern government

Question 3

How many people were originally part of the Privy Council

Answer 3

70 members

Question 4

When did Cromwell make changes in the Privy Council

Answer 4

1536

Question 5

What did Cromwells changes in the Privy Council do

Answer 5

Changed the number of Privy Council members to 20

Question 6

What did the new 20 man Privy Council contain of

Answer 6

Expert lawyers and Bureaucrats

Question 7

What did Cromwells reforms in the Privy Council lead to

Answer 7

Far more efficiency, security and confidentiality within government

Question 8

What Specialised governments did Cromwell develop

Answer 8

1. Court of Augmentations
2. Court of General surveyors
3. Court of Fruits and Tenths
4. Court of Wards

Question 9

When was the Court of Augmentations setup

Answer 9

1536

Question 10

What did the Court of Augmentations control

Answer 10

Land and finances that were previously owned by the Catholic church, they were now formally under the control of the Crown/State

Question 11

How much did the Court of Augmentations increase financial revenue by

Answer 11

£150,000 to £300,000

Question 12

When was the court of General surveyors setup

Answer 12

1540

Question 13

What did the Court of General surveyors handle

Answer 13

The court of General Surveyor handled some of the Ex-Monastic lands

Question 14

What was the court of Fruits and Tenths

Answer 14

A court responsible for collecting money that was previously sent to Rome

Question 15

When was the Court of Wards setup

Answer 15

1540

Question 16

Why was the Court of Wards setup

Answer 16

To collect money from the estates of a minor who had inherited land (Wardship)

Question 17

What did Cromwell’s expansion of court result in

Answer 17

It enabled the medieval government of household administration to be removed and replaced with a more modern, bureaucratic administrative system

Question 18

What did Cromwell do regarding the post of ‘King’s secretary’

Answer 18

He made it one of the Chief Offices of State

Question 19

What was the impact of making the post ‘Kings Secretary’ a Chief office of state

Answer 19

It transformed the structure of government as it effectively created a ‘new’ office at the centre of government, enabling Cromwell to take control of Government

Question 20

When was the Act of Precedence

Answer 20

1539

Question 21

What was the Act of Precedence

Answer 21

It cemented the status and power of the office of the Kings secretary

Question 22

Impact of the Act of Precedence 1539

Answer 22

Cromwell was able to professionalise government