How Was England Run? Flashcards
1
Q
The royal court
A
•people who had close and personal relationships with king
-courtiers
•privy chambers
2
Q
The privy council
A
•kings ministers
-ran country on his behalf
•worked with 7 at a time
•overlap with royal court
•didn’t trust nobles
3
Q
The privy council
3 types
A
- Rich nobles
- Churchmen with legal training f
- Administrators and lawyers
4
Q
Council learned
A
•Lawyers and financial experts
Made 1495
•Empson, Dudley, Reginald Bray
•existed above the law
5
Q
Council learned
When was it formed?
A
1495 by Reginald Brah
6
Q
Parliament
A
•house of commons - rich nobles
•House of Lords - bring complaints from local area
7
Q
Parliament historian
A
Cavill - Parliament was effective and not effected by kings descision
8
Q
Star chamber
A
Punishes legal but immoral acts
Above the law
