Henry VII control of the nobles

Patronage

giving positions of power or titles to his supporters

eg: earl of Oxford, Jasper Tudor, Thomas Stanley

Sir Reginald Bray & Dudley

Order of the Garter

37 new knights created

knights weren’t given land - gained loyalty without henry losing land

appointments to the kings council

John Morton

Reginald Bray

Acts of Attainder

stripped land or titles from those two he found to be disloyal or guilty of treason. they could be returned

Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk

46 attainders were reversed after good behaviour

Bonds and Recognisances

Financial contracts to ensure loyalty

Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorsey gave bonds and r to henry and by 1499 Grey proved his loyalty and they were cancelled

36/42 noble families were under bonds/reg

Feudal dues

The right to demand money under many circumstances

marriage

warship

Kathrine Dowager Duchess of Buckingham was fined £7000 for marrying without the kings permission

Laws against Retaining

nobles kept their own soldiers and laws against retaining in 1487 limited their numbers

the Earl of Oxford was fined £20,000 for retaining

in 1504 nobles were fined £5 for each illegal soldier

Crown Lands

Lands owned by henry as Monarch

1486 act of Resumption recovered all crown lands given away since 1455