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Henry VII - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Archbishops - Had influence and power, part of the government.
        
        Bishops - Local importance, some held government office.
        
        Clergymen
- - - - King
        
        Nobility
        
        Gentry
        
        Citizens
        
        Labourers
        
        Yeomen
        
        Vagrants/Beggars
        
        Retaining and Bastard Feudalism
        
        Church
- - - - It had two main functions: to pass laws and to grant taxation to the crown.
      - House of Commons + House of Lords
      - Only met occasionally and was not central to the system of government.
    - - Comprised of: The hall, guard chamber, throne room and the privy chamber.
      - Lord Chamberlain had administrtative and polotical power thrugh his help to run the royal household.
      - Used for entertaining and for meetings with political concern.
      - Those who worked in the King's privy chamber obtained influence due to their level of access to the King.
  - - - Crown Lands - Henry owned most of England's land so rental income came from this. - Income inc. from this due to the removal of the Court of Exchequer which proved an unnecessary expense.
      - Profits of Justice - Fines and income from bonds. Yet these often had the potential to be paid but wee never followed through.
      - Pensions from Foreign Powers - the 1492 Treaty of Etaples meant that France agreed to pay England £5000p/a.
      - Feudal Dues and Royal Prerogative - Profits made from wardship(property owned by a minor) and from feudal aid(tax on tenants for knighting an eldest son or the marriage of an eldest daughter.)
      - Extraordinary Revenue - Income received from extraordinary taxation. However this was arguably the cause for both the Cornish and Yorhsire rellion in 1489 and 1497
      - Custom revenue - received from trade and imports.
    - - Henry relied on the Nobles to exercise power on his behalf.
      - JPs were used to maintain law and order on a local level.
      - Bonds and recognisances were used to exert power over the people - with money and therefore a means of living at stake, an obedient population was created.
      - A spy network was used to check up on noble activity an this information was found out by the gentry and given to Henry.