History Paper 2 - Topic 2

Define the term central government

Define the term central government

The term used to describe how the country as a whole was governed

Define the term centralisation

The process of giving particular areas of gov into the hands of specific gov departments and their ministers

Define the term delegation

the transfer of responsibility for specific tasks from one person to another

Define the term patronage

the right of a person (such as Henry) to appoint someone to a job or role

What 2 areas of government was Henry particularly interested in?

Law and finance

Henry was an itinerant king – what does this mean?

He travelled around his territories, rather than remaining in one place all the time

Approximately for how much of his reign was Henry present in England?

⅓

What were the 3 main central institutions of government?

The decision-making body, the law, and finance

What was the name of the decision-making body?

The king’s court or the curia regis