Increasing borough rep Flashcards
How many boroughs were there at the end of elizs reign
191
What type of representatives were in decline
abbots were no longer summoned to the lords
How much did the house of commons grow end of eliz reign
296-462
How many Mps did edward create in 1547-53
34
How many mps did mary create in 1553-58
25
Why did borough rep grow
pressure from towns themselves
What did parliment allow towns to do
promote creation of new laws
What was york during edwards reign aiming for
prevent woodland areas being chopped down within 25 km of the city
Who were most Mps
landed genrty
In the reformation parliment 29-36 how many were landed gentry
half
What does jennifer loach say
1559 parliment 23% mps townsmen hald gentry
Why was it financially sensible to have a gentry as an MP
costs each town 70$ fund one meeting
Who was dunwich happy to accept
sir edmunf rose 1599
How was borough rep used as patronage
rudor nobility use their power to control elections to boroughs
