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Government - Coggle Diagram
Government
Court and Household
Henry rearrange this system following the betrayal of William stanley, his Lord Chamberlain, and created the Privy Council
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Where the support of the King/influential person could be earned - advancement could be made (useful in the event of legal problems)
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Purpose: centre of the government, the focus of personal monarchy, the place of royal ceremony and where the King resided
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Parliament
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House of Commons: 2 MP's per county, 2 per borough + 2 uni representatives (from oxford and Cambridge)
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Parliament granted extraordinary taxation in: 1487- Battle of Stoke; 1489- French war; 1496 Warbeck Rebellion
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The council
3 key roles: advise the King, administer the realm on the King's behalf and make legal judgements
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Star Chamber
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A useful tool in dealing with cases involving nobles who often defied the authority of the regular courts
At first it dealt with administrative cases but soon become a court, relieving the King of the burden of hearing cases personally
Law and order
Justices of the peace were responsible at a local level (Henry increased there power and responsibilities)
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