Flashcards
Controlling the Nobility
Cards in this deck (15)
- 1What were attainders?Special laws passed by parliament which allowed someone to be declared guilty of treason without going through the process of a trial
- 2How many attainders were passed during Henry VII's reign?138
- 3How many were reversed?46
- 4How many attainders were passed in the years 1504-09?51
- 5Give an example of someone who reversed an attainder and how much they paidSir Thomas Tyrell
£1,738 - 6What was patronage?Giving land in exchange for loyalty
- 7Who did Henry tend to give land to?Men lower down in the social scale who would be dependent on Henry for their power.
- 8What was retaining?The practice of noblemen keeping a large number of men as his personal staff as a means of enforcement.
- 9When were laws passed against illegal retaining?1485 and 1504
- 10What was the penalty?£5 per illegal retainer
- 11In order to retain a large number of men what did noblemen have to do?Obtain a licence
- 12What was a financial bond?A loan placed on nobility from the crown so they would remain loyal in the future
- 13Give an extreme case of thisLord Burgavenny convicted of illegally retaining 471 men and fined £100,000 men. This would have bankrupted him so Henry agreed to put him under a bond to repay £5000 over ten years
- 14Who dealt with financial matters relating to crown lands?The Council Learned in the Law
- 15What were JPs responsible for?Local law enforcement