Early Tudors A-Level History OCR Revision Bundle

Early Tudors and Mid-Tudor Crisis HUGE Revision Bundle (11 separate documents in total)!

All the notes required for all four of the themes : Henry VII’s Government and Domestic Policies, Henry VII’s Foreign Policy, Henry VIII and Wolsey and Henry VIII’s government after 1529.

*Example Layout:

Central Government

The King’s Council:
• Council chosen by the King. Most of the members were either members of the nobility or the church. However, some important members came from the gentry.
• However, one change Henry imposed was that he drew his chief advisors from the lesser landowners, rather than from aristocratic families.
• Although there were over 200 councillors during his reign, meetings were attended by a much smaller number, and he often relied on an inner group so that the efficiency of the central government was improved.
• The inner group included: Lord Chancellor, Morton; the Lord Privy Seal, Fox; the Lord Treasurer, Dynham; and five others.

Henry also used smaller committees from within the Council, but made the practice more frequent, with the establishment of a Court of Requests, Court of General Surveyors and the Court Learned in the Law.

• Court of Requests: This was part of the Royal Council and dealt with individual requests from ordinary people and hence gained the nickname ‘Court for Poor Men’s Causes.’
• Court of General Surveyors: This checked the revenue coming in from crown lands and those lands of which the king was feudal overlord.
• Court of Learned in Law: Its task was to deal with problems concerning royal lands and rights. It was important in enforcing bonds and recognisances, so that by the end of Henry’s reign it was feared and hated. *

Essay Structure Sheets and ‘Cheat Sheets’ for the Themes Essay and Source Question.

All notes for the Mid-Tudor Crisis : Stability of Monarchy, Religion and Rebellions.

Included is an incredibly helpful and interesting video on Henry VII, the Winter King. This video was used in order to inform the notes.

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