How effective was Henry VII’s domestic policy?
How effective was Henry VII’s domestic policy?
Once thought that Henry governed very diff to his predecessors, he was a ‘new monarch’ responsible for est a nation or sovereign state – no longer accepted
Reasons why? H took a personal interest in the business of the got, he made less use of the nobility but relied on a group of trusted advisers from the rising class of gentry – gave the appearance of being new and diff to before
Central govt
Little real change – H inherited a system that had been made more efficient by the Y’s but no major changes in the institutions of it during his reign
The king’s council
H opted to govern through a small council and relied on an elite group of coun’s who met him regularly, mostly made up of men spent in exile with him and whom he trusted: the chief officers of state: Lord Chancellor, John Morton, the Lord Privy Seal Richard Fox, the Lord Treasurer, John, Lord Dynham minor offices: Sir Reg Bray, Giles Lord Daubeny, Sir Rich Guildford, Sir Thom Lovell and Sir John Riseley elite coun’s later in reign: Sir Rich Empson, Sir Ed Belknap, Sir Ed Poynings and Edmund Dudley
These men, of 40 coun’s, provided new stability b/c H kep them in power for so long
Occasionally H called great council which met at court with every member of nob, senior clerics in Ch, others i.e. most prominent gentry, totalling over 200, to discuss/offer advice on matters of the king (usually war, taxes or rebellion)
As work became heavier/more complex employed Lord Pres of the Council in ’97 when the king was away
Followed Y example of smaller groups doing particular tasks, i.e. the Court of Requests, other committees included one to oversee implementation of the statute of liv and main in ’87, and one to prevent the intimidation of juries
Many of the comm’s or tribunal were never intended to be permanent but there were exceptions such as the Court of Gen Surveyors
The Council Learned in the Law
Small, prof body of coun’s ’95 to defend king’s
Once thought that Henry governed very diff to his predecessors, he was a ‘new monarch’ responsible for est a nation or sovereign state – no longer accepted
Reasons why? H took a personal interest in the business of the got, he made less use of the nobility but relied on a group of trusted advisers from the rising class of gentry – gave the appearance of being new and diff to before
Central govt
Little real change – H inherited a system that had been made more efficient by the Y’s but no major changes in the institutions of it during his reign
The king’s council
H opted to govern through a small council and relied on an elite group of coun’s who met him regularly, mostly made up of men spent in exile with him and whom he trusted: the chief officers of state: Lord Chancellor, John Morton, the Lord Privy Seal Richard Fox, the Lord Treasurer, John, Lord Dynham minor offices: Sir Reg Bray, Giles Lord Daubeny, Sir Rich Guildford, Sir Thom Lovell and Sir John Riseley elite coun’s later in reign: Sir Rich Empson, Sir Ed Belknap, Sir Ed Poynings and Edmund Dudley
These men, of 40 coun’s, provided new stability b/c H kep them in power for so long
Occasionally H called great council which met at court with every member of nob, senior clerics in Ch, others i.e. most prominent gentry, totalling over 200, to discuss/offer advice on matters of the king (usually war, taxes or rebellion)
As work became heavier/more complex employed Lord Pres of the Council in ’97 when the king was away
Followed Y example of smaller groups doing particular tasks, i.e. the Court of Requests, other committees included one to oversee implementation of the statute of liv and main in ’87, and one to prevent the intimidation of juries
Many of the comm’s or tribunal were never intended to be permanent but there were exceptions such as the Court of Gen Surveyors
The Council Learned in the Law
Small, prof body of coun’s ’95 to defend king’s