1. Parliament
1.1. SECURED
1.1.1. Recognisition of Henry's title to the throne
1.1.2. Act of 1504
1.1.3. Passed Attainders
1.1.4. Met only seven times
1.1.4.1. First 2, passsed numerous Acts of Attainder
1.1.4.2. 1st - 1485 Nov - 1486 Mar : granted tonnage and poundage for life
1.1.4.3. Others - granted extraordinary revenue, taxtaion graned to enable king to wage war
1.2. NOT SECURE
1.2.1. Voted on £40,000 instead of £90,00 which Henry asked for
1.2.2. Met seven times - allienates nobles gentry, lead to rebellions
2. Local Government
2.1. SECURE
2.1.1. Justice of Peace
2.1.1.1. 18 JPs per county, appointed by the King yearly from local landowners
2.1.1.2. Appoint lesser landowners to weaken large land owner's power
2.1.1.3. Increase in responsibilites : mainteance of laws, arrests and pretenders
2.2. NOT SECURE
2.2.1. Not paid
2.2.2. Appointed yearly
2.2.3. Met 4 times a year
2.2.4. Allienates nobilily - increasing likelihood of opposition
3. Regional council
3.1. SECURE
3.1.1. Council of Wales - run by Henry's uncle, Jasper Tudor, can control their region
3.1.1.1. Kept close watch on councils
3.1.2. Council of North - Earl of Surrey, can control their region
3.1.2.1. Ireland - Earl of Surrey
3.2. NOT SECURE
3.2.1. Risk in Noth and Ireland, as they are enemies
4. Church
4.1. SECURE
4.1.1. Archbishop Morron - visited Rome to secure papal support for Henry before Bosworth, paving papal support to marry elizabeth of York and Henry
4.1.2. Bishops and lawyers (16) in council > theologians (6)
4.2. NOT SECURE
4.2.1. Church had seperate legal system to the state, king had no influence on Church courts
4.2.2. Penalty for praemunite
4.2.3. 1486 - privilege of eccleslaticals sactuary was attacked, safety of church
5. Central Government
5.1. SECURE
5.1.1. 240 people but 6-7 regular meeting attendance
5.1.2. Legal Background appointed
5.1.3. Loyalty and Services
5.1.4. Council Learned in the Law (1495) - protect his interests for his Crown lands, privy council
5.2. NOT SECURE
5.2.1. Rarely present at meetings
5.2.2. Council Learned in the Law - Dudley and Empson : lawyers, change in conteol due to harsh enforcement of penalities and fabrications