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King's Council Henry VII Gov - Coggle Diagram
King's Council Henry VII Gov
centre of medieval parliament
Increasing use of new men as councillors under Henry VII's reign
227 councillors during his reign
never more than 40 or 50 active at the same time
smaller inner circle 6 or 7- most cotnrol
Advised king on all matters to do with law and the state
Judiciary
Key Councillors
Richard Empson
Edmund Dudley
Maragret Beauford
Earl of Oxford
Jasper Tudor
William Stanley
John Morton
Lord Chamberlain
Richard Fox
Privy Seal
Two different councils
Great Council
Privy Council
met more regulary
more efficient
Effectiveness
efficient as smaller than old medieval council
enforced royal rights and power
Special Committees
Court of Requests
legal complaints
Court o Genral Surveyors
income from crown lands