History Publications
Of Good Name and Fame in the Countrey’: Standards of Conduct for Henry VII’s Financial Officials
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Volume
82
Issue
217
Journal
Historical Research
First Page
547
Last Page
559
URL with Digital Object Identifier
doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2281.2009.00487.x
Abstract
Over the past forty years historians have argued at length about the nature and function of Henry VII's chamber machinery. This article looks at some of these issues through the lens of two documents produced by auditors in the office, one a comment on a 1512 statute, the other a pay dispute. It argues that attention to the personnel who made up the office and their assumptions and expectations suggests that while Henry VII did innovate in his methods and processes, such innovation had always to contend with the traditions of the office and the needs of the common law.
