Chapter IV
Reading edition
HENRY VII (iv), 1485-1509—ASPECTS OF THE REIGN 1485; Henry's Position —Studied Legality—Policy of Lenity—Repression of the Nobles—The Star-Chamber—Henry's Use of Parliament—Financial Exactions—Sources of Revenue—Henry's Economics—Trade Theories—Commercial Policy—The Netherlands Trade—The Hansa—The Navigation Acts—Voyages of Discovery— The Rural Revolution—The Church—Henry and Rome—Learning and Letters— Appreciation.