Because of his attitude to patronage (that it was only given to the most loyal of his subjects), he was taking power away from his enemies and giving it to those he trusts. The other times he had decided on the issue before he got there, and was just seeking approval. Unable to add item to List. In 1504 he issued proclamation s which stated that people had to obtain special licences to retain, which could only be got from the King.

806 8067 22 Examples include those rewarded after Bosworth, such as the Stanley family, which had changed sides in the middle of the battle. By only handing out patronage in the case of such excellent service Henry increased the perceived value of it. Henry’s attitude to retaining is a good example of his overall attitude to the nobility – he never attempted to do away with it completely, but he installed strict personal controls over it. Please try again. Read 2 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. G. R. Batho, University of Durham, for the Times Higher Education Supplement `This book is essential reading for specialists and will be a welcome addition to undergraduate reading lists.' After he refused to escape and engage in the Simnel plot of 1487, the process of reversing his Attainder was begun in 1489. The King’s Council was used in a way as an ‘alternative’ to elevating people to the peerage by Henry – for instance, Edmund Dudley, a lawyer who was one of the King’s most trusted advisors and who was made a King’s Councillor. If these nobles are really as trustworthy as he believes, then that power is effectively his own. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists.

Half of his council were clergymen, such as John Morton who was Chancellor from 1486 – 1500. © Copyright Get Revising 2020 all rights reserved. Buy Henry VIII and the English Nobility by Miller, Helen online on Amazon.ae at best prices. To conclude, Henry reduced the power of the nobility at large by centralising as much power and land as possible under the Crown and his very trusted and loyal servants. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

The King kept a tight reign on noble marriages – for instance, Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Buckingham was fined £7,000 for marrying without the King’s licence. Henry used Acts of Attainder as both a sanction and a reward for good behaviour – when someone was disloyal an Attainder would be passed against them, but they could then have it reversed if they behaved well.

But he had spent many years in exile with Henry and can surely be said to have earned these rewards.

Making someone a Knight of the Garter gave them prestige and made them feel important, but effectively gave them no power or land. For instance, Thomas Howard was attainted and imprisoned because he fought for Richard III at Bosworth. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Although the Great Council was comprised entirely of noblemen, it did not actually bestow much power on its members – rather, it was a way for Henry to get their agreement on a particular issue so they could not turn around and bite him later on.

», AQA AS Level History Unit 1B - Tudors (1483-1529):14th May 2013 », OCR History A (New): England 1485-1558: The Early Tudors - 16 Jun 2017 », does anyone have notes on tudor england? The development of the English nation state under the House of Tudor, The Father, the Son, and a Bottle of Schlitz, the lake around which are a thousand tiny fires. Henry VII: Mostly clergy became local administrators, Henry VIII: Mostly laymen. © Copyright Get Revising 2020 all rights reserved. 806 8067 22, Registered office: International House, Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XE, 7 - Henry VIII: The Character and Aims of Henry VIII, Religious Conflicts and the Tudors AQA A-Level », OCR AS History A England 1485 - 1558: Early Tudor (18/05) », Where the tudors a family or a group of people at that time? In addressing these and many other questions, this book provides a fresh and vivid account of this central aspect of Tudor government. Only in 1487, when he called the Council in response to Simnel, was there ever any scope for the nobles to influence the King’s decision. It was quite normal, according to K. B. McFaraly, a historian writing in the 1970s, for the nobility to lose 25% of its number in 25 years due to war and nobles not leaving sons. Henry VIII reversed the 175 outstanding bonds from his father's reign; Overall comparison. Given the extent of the shadowy way in which Henry VII came to the thrown influenced Henry VII and Henry VIII's actions, you would think there would be more books written on Henry VIII's relationship with his nobles.

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All content copyright © original author unless stated otherwise. I explain the Great Chain of Being, the hierarchical structure of society, and the different levels of the nobility in the Tudor period.

Henry elevated to power and responsibility those that had been loyal to him at Bosworth, and those that demonstrated loyalty and ability.

Henry’s attitude to retaining is a good example of his overall attitude to the nobility – he never attempted to do away with it completely, but he installed strict personal controls over it.

JPs still mainly responsible for local law enforcement. Please try again. Henry VII enforced bonds & recognisances/many more attainders! As we shall see, the King was very keen to get the most from his estates, and so men who were apt at financial management and understood property law were vital. In a way, this increased the power of the nobility – but there were less of them. Henry’s control of Crown lands was quite significant, although it might not have seemed so at the time. Henry VIII King and Court by Alison Weir (Jonathan Cape 2001) In the Lion's Court by Derek Wilson (Hutchinson, 2001) The letters of Henry VIII, 1526-1529 edited by Tim Coates (HMSO, 2001)

He did not have any close male relatives (like Edward IV had Gloucester and Clarence) which he felt obliged to reward with power, titles and land save for Jasper Tudor who was made Earl of Pembroke, Duke of Bedford and Chief Justice of Wales. It would be harder for nobles to marry themselves into situations of such great power that it threatened the King. S. J. Gunn estimates in Early Tudor Government, 1485-1558 that crown lands were five times larger at the end of Henry’s reign than they had been at the start! Star Chamber/Court of Chancery influential under Henry VIII. This centralisation is perhaps more important than the reductions – it made the nobles a lot less threatening because power was wielded by those he could rely on. Times Literary Supplement What did the King expect from his nobility? This also increased Henry’s personal power, which meant he relied less on the nobility. Henry also tended to redistribute the lands of attainted people as patronage rather than giving away crown lands – again, he is centralising the land (and therefore power) with people he trusts and keeping as much for himself. This trend continued in Henry’s reign, but the reason people find to comment on it is that Henry did not replace the lost peers with new ones – at the start of his reign there were 50 peers and 16 magnates, and at the end there were 35 peers and 10 magnates. How important for noblemen was attendance in war and in such key areas of political activity as the court, council and parliament? Whatever his personal and political faults, Henry VIII was astute in the art of government, weaving a network around the throne, and around the dynasty he was setting out to create, of old aristocratic families and newly created noblemen. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. Henry did not try to win the support of the nobility with patronage as previous Kings had, he instead distributed patronage after someone had demonstrated loyalty and ability.

It's dark and scary out there. Henry applied fines of £5 per month per illegal retainer, which was a big financial threat to many members of the nobility such as Lord Burgavenny, who initially faced fines of £70,550 in 1506 before they were scaled down. Lord Scrope's manor in Hertfordshire was taken, against his wishes).

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