1. National and Regional Govt.

2. You will then need to teach your partner what you have learnt!
What were some of the problems Henry faced and how were they tackled?
Now we need to look at how Henry dealt with the second problem to ensure more even control across his kingdom. Henry made changes to what happened both a national level and a local/regional one.
Task:
Number yourselves one or two. One person will look at what happened with local government (Pg.19-20) and the other national government (Pg ). You need to create a diagram using the points opposite to help you pick out the relevant information.
You will then need to teach your partner what you have learnt!
Local Government
What did he do to try and control more distant lands?
What were the role of JPs and who were they?
3. As one system wouldn’t work, what sort of solutions did he come up with? (see map)
National Government
What was the role of Parliament under Henry?
What was the role of the royal council?

3. National Government Parliament:
Years
Length of session
1485-6
3 months
1487
1 month
1489
1.5 months
1491
0.5 month
1495
2 months
1497
1504
2.5 months
Parliament:
Minor role in political life, met infrequently
and generally for only a few weeks.
Henry used it at the start of his reign
(back-dating reign, acknowledging him as King)
and then sparingly
Used to support controversial policies such as
limiting the powers of the nobility
(e.g. Acts of Attainder) and for raising taxes.

4. Royal Council Most trusted supporters of Henry
They gave advice and did some of the day-to-day running of the kingdom
Generally a small group
Key figures were John Morton and Reginald Bray

5. Regional Government/ Local Government
Justices of the Peace (JPs) In charge of Local government and law and order in their area, appointed annually (unpaid position), four times a year met at the Quarter Sessions to try those accused of more serious crimes. Appointed from local nobility/gentry- good (free patronage) used by Monarchs. Henry increased their power: Powers of arrest of poachers and hunters Power to Grant bail Power to vet juries (decide if people were suitable to serve)

6. Regional Government/ Local Government

7. Based on the last slide Henry’s control was weakest in?
A) Cornwall
B) Wales
C) The North
D) Ireland
In which areas were the following important?
A) Prince-Bishop of Durham
B) Earl of Suffolk
C) Jasper Tudor
D) Earl of Kildare

8. 1. CHANGES TO GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF FINANCE
HVII introduced two committees to the government:
COUNCIL LEARNED IN LAW:
Henry continued a previous practice of using committees made up of members of the Royal Council. The Council Learned in the Law – usually referred to simply as the Council Learned – was a small and highly professional legal committee. It was introduced in 1495 to defend Henry’s position as a feudal landlord. It dealt with all Crown lands and kept up-to-date with the collection of feudal dues that were owed to him. The Council Learned acted without a jury and as it actively advanced the position of the king, it had his full support… It was particularly important when it came to bonds the nobles were put under!!
STAR CHAMBER:
The Court of Star Chamber was named for the star pattern painted on the ceiling of the room at Westminster Palace where its meetings were held. The Court of Star Chamber was a court of law which evolved from meetings of the king's royal council. Although its roots go back to the medieval period, the court only became powerful as a separate entity during the reign of HVII. In 1487 the court became a judicial body separate from the king's council, with a mandate to hear petitions of redress.
In a sense the court was a supervisory body; its members oversaw the operations of lower courts. As well, its members could hear cases by direct appeal. Members of the court were either privy councillors or judges drawn from the courts of common law.

9. The last decade of Henry VII reign
The Council Learned in the Law headed by Sir Richard Empson (who replaced Sir Reginald Bray who died in 1504) and Edmund Dudley (keep an eye out for the name Dudley- this family is very important through the Tudor Period) was feared and hated by the nobility.
They had a system of spies and informants looking for signs of wrong-doing
46 out of 62 noble families suffered financially due the Council Learned in the Law (the level of activity increased notably towards the end of Henry VII reign).
Edmund Dudley was put on trial in the reign of Henry VIII and confessed to at least 84 cases in which money had been extracted illegally.

10. Dudley’s Edmund Dudley (executed by Henry VIII) m Elizabeth Grey Son
John Dudley- Earl of Warwick- Duke of Northumberland (executed my Mary I)
Grandsons
Guilford Dudley m Lady Jane Grey (both executed by Mary I)
Robert Dudley- Earl of Leicester
Step-great grandson
Robert Deveraux- Earl of Essex (executed by Elizabeth I)