1. Tudor Political System
L.O. to develop an understanding of the Tudor political system by creating a diagram to show the different parts of the government. Chamber = Prerogative = Clergy = Layman =

2. Several offshoots of the council who dealt with separate matters.
The King
Several offshoots of the council who dealt with separate matters.
The 6-7 members of the council that the king relied on day-to-day
The Council Learned
Several offshoots of the council who dealt with separate matters.
Several offshoots of the council who dealt with separate matters.
The council
Court
Chamber
Royal Chamber
Privy Chamber
Structure of the Tudor Government. – pupils to create with details of
Who was in the separate sections?
How did people get into their roles? What were the aims of the separate sections?

3. Institution
Who was in it?
What did they do?
Parliament
House of Commons
House of Lords
Justices of the Peace

4. What were the King’s sources of revenue?

5. Successes and Failures of Henry VII:
Assessing Henry VII
L.O. to assess the success of Henry VII’s reign by reviewing a reading and watching a DVD.
Key words:
Assess = to weigh up the relative merits of something and reach a judgement, comparing, judging, evaluate.
Analyse = look deeply, to pick out information, make judgements, to find the meaning.
Successes and Failures of Henry VII:

6. Using page 55 – 56 in Access to History
Add to your Henry’s sources of Revenue Bubble>

7. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5FsriGn300
Problems faced by Henry VII………………………………………………….
and the solutions he created.

8. How effectively did the Tudors restore and develop the powers of the monarchy?
Henry Tudor was effective at restoring and developing the powers of the monarchy
Henry Tudor was NOT effective at restoring and developing the powers of the monarchy

9. “Henry VII overcame all challenges to his rule with ease
“Henry VII overcame all challenges to his rule with ease.” Assess the validity of this view.
Introduction 1:
Point: After Eliza’s death Henry increased his control with ease.
Evidence: Created a culture of fear.
Use of the Council Learned
Use of Bonds and Recognizances
Privvy Chamber
Edmund Dudley
Explanation: Henry ensured the continued support of the English nobility through the creation of a enxtwork of spies and use of the law to control the people. 1
Henry overcame his crisis of legitimacy in the eyes of the English people, but not with ease. 2
Point: Henry faced a crisis of legitimacy after the battle of Bosworth field which he overcame with his marriage to Eliza.
Henry did not overcome the crisis of legitimacy in the eyes of forgien powers with ease, evidenced by the fact that Fraccne, Burgundy and Ireland harboured usurpers. 3
Henry faced threats from userpers to the throne which he easily overcame. De La Pole
Simnel
Warbeck
The Yorkist threats remained a challenge to Henry’s rule throughout his reign.
In conclusion….

10. Challenges faced by Henry:

11. ‘Henry VII’s reforms in government were limited both in scope and in success.’ Assess the validity of this view.
Limited…
Successful…
In scope.
In success.
in success.