Power of the Crown in the 1530s (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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Which monarch's system did the Privy Chamber financial administration inherit?
Which monarch's system did the Privy Chamber financial administration inherit?
Edward IV
What did the Court of Augmentations primarily manage?
What did the Court of Augmentations primarily manage?
Former Catholic Church lands
What were 'tenths' collected by the Court of First Fruits and Tenths?
What were 'tenths' collected by the Court of First Fruits and Tenths?
Annual 10% tax on clerical income
What age limit applied to estates managed by the Court of Wards?
What age limit applied to estates managed by the Court of Wards?
Minors under 21
What characteristic defined professional administrators like Wolsey and Cromwell?
What characteristic defined professional administrators like Wolsey and Cromwell?
Owed advancement to royal favour
What did 'empire' mean in the Act in Restraint of Appeals (1533)?
What did 'empire' mean in the Act in Restraint of Appeals (1533)?
Independent, self-governing entity
Which region operated semi-independently under a Bishop before Cromwell's reforms?
Which region operated semi-independently under a Bishop before Cromwell's reforms?
Durham
What did the Act of Union with Wales (1536) accomplish?
What did the Act of Union with Wales (1536) accomplish?
Removed regional privileges & liberties
How long did the Reformation Parliament sit after being summoned in 1529?
How long did the Reformation Parliament sit after being summoned in 1529?
Seven years
How many members total were in the House of Commons in the early 1530s?
How many members total were in the House of Commons in the early 1530s?
310 members