VII government Flashcards
How many people were in 7s actual working council?
Around 7-8 men
What were the three main functions of 7s council?
To advise the King // to administer the realm on the Kings behalf // to make legal judgements
Name all three times of councillors in 7s government?
Members of the nobility // churchmen // laymen (gentry and lawyers)
Which two ‘professional’ councillors often met in London without the King to discuss legal matters?
Bray and Dudley
What was The Great Council?
A gathering of the House of Lords, meeting without the House of Commons. It held no clear function and was an occasional body
How many times did the Great Council meet during the reign of 7
Five
What did the Great Council usually concern itself with?
War and rebellion, binding the nobility to key decisions relating to national security
What was the council learned in the law?
It developed in the second half of 7s reign and was at first under Bray’s leadership. It met in the Duchy of Lancasters office
What was the main function of the council learned in the law?
To maintain the Kings revenue and to exploit his prerogative rights. Famed for exploiting bonds and recognisances.
Who was Bray’s associate within the council learned?
Richard Empson, an ambitious lawyer and bureaucrat
Who replaced Bray in the council learned after his death in 1503?
Edmond Dudley
What were courtiers?
Those who attended the royal court as a companion or adviser to the monarch
What was the household proper in 7s reign?
That responsible for looking after the King, and courtiers, the household services were overlooked by the Lord Steward
What was the Chamber in 7s reign?
The politically important, presided over by the Lord Chamberlain, made up of influential courtiers
Who and in what year was discovered to be involved in the Perkin Warbeck plot?
1495, 7s Lord Chamberlain William Stanley.
What was the privy chamber?
‘Private’ chamber made up of close, trusted personal servants. They held direct influence.
How many Parliaments did 7 call in his reign?
7, with 5 in his first decade as monarch,
What were 7s parliaments mostly concerned with?
National security and the raising of revenue. In his first parliaments, 7 passed numerous acts of attainder
When were fifteenths and tenths made during 7s reign?
1487, 1489-90, 1491-92, and 1497
In total, what was the income from fifteenths and tenths during 7s reign?
£203,000
When was 7s final parliament?
1504
How did Edward IV divide the country?
Into spheres of influence, each controlled by a magnate (noble)
How many men are estimated to have attended council during 7s reign?
227 men
