Henry VII councils and parliament
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- Henry's councils and parliaments
- Henry's first parliament
- Parliament helped Henry VII consolidate his power after Bosworth.
- Parliament granted Henry VII customs duty for life. Standard practice
- Acts of Attainder were issued against those who fought Henry at Bosworth.
- The 1486 Acts of Resumption returned to the crown all the land it had granted away since 1455
- Henry summoned parliament only 7 times during his entire reign. Usually wanted extra taxation or acts of attainder
- Parliament and Taxation
- Only parliament can allow extra taxation
- Parliament did this for Henry's foreign policy in 1489. When crown became more wealthy, less dependent on parliament
- Parliament and Law and Order
- Parliament passed laws to strengthen law and order
- Parliament established the Star Chamber in 1487
- Passed law to give JPs more power
- Parliament could pass Acts of Attainder. These were needed after the battle of Stoke, Northern Rebellion and against Sir William Stanley
- Henry's use of parliament
- Henry VII called parliament only when necessary.
- Statute Law was stronger than royal proclamations. It was used to enforce important, unpopular opinions
- Henry's first parliament
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