HST 532 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Richard Empson, Lorenzo Campeggio, House Of York
3 Oct 2017
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Pre-tudor dynasty: territory in the united kingdom, england and wales are one unit controlled by the english king, scotland was completely independent. Chancery (civil law) special courts set up by the king so he could have more control over the outcomes: parliament, house of lords, approx. 100-110 members: king sat at the head, composed of lord"s spiritual (leading members of the catholic church) and. Lord"s temporal (the noble men who had titles inherited or given by the king), along with judges to record major decisions: house of commons, approx. 300 members: king could not sit in, composed of knights of the shire (two representatives from each county) and. In 1489 henry signed the treaty of medina del campo, in which henry promised military help to spain against their enemy france. Improving royal finances: cons: was not popular his nobility obeyed him but did not like him, and the general populous didn"t get to have an opinion.
