Henry VII - Nobility - Sticks

Acts of Attainder

lead to a family losing possession of land

economic and social ruin

Bonds and Recognisances

bonds- payments if a promise not fulfilled

recognisances- formal acknowledgment of a debt

Feudal Dues

Wardship and livery- King had possession of profirts from a minors land.

Marriage, escheats, relief- more ways to assert kingship

Retaining

recruiting gentry followers for general admin

threatened Henry’s power

Crown Lands

bring back as much land to the crown

land = power

Acts of Attainder - examples

Thomas Howard - fought for Richard III so attained in 1485 - did not escape imprisonment so reversed in 1489

Henry reversed 46/138 acts of attainder

Bonds and Recognisances - examples

Thomas Grey- £10,000 bonds

Made acts of attainder more severe

Feudal Dues - examples

Katherine of Buckingham - £7,000 in 1496- married without a liscence

Edward of Buckingham - £7,000 - inheritance without being of age

Retaining - examples

1504- liscence to retain, £5 per illegal retainer

1506- £70,550 - Lord Burgavenny

Crown Lands - examples

Crown land was 5x bigger than Henry VII’s reign

Duke of Clarence and Gloucester