2 Clarence Dies

Question 1

what did EIV do to Clarence when he returned to the throne in 1471

Answer 1

forgave him

Question 2

what act was passed after the Beauchamp Inheritance debacle and when

Answer 2

1473; Act of Resumption

Question 3

why was an act of resumption passed in 1473

Answer 3

to confiscate Clarence and Gloucesters land given by royal grant to remind them of EIV’s authority

Question 4

when were Gloucester and Clarence’s confiscated estates restored

Answer 4

May 1474

Question 5

which noble family did Clarence feud with

Answer 5

the Woodvilles

Question 6

give 3 notable Woodvilles Clarence detested

Answer 6

Antony Woodville
Earl Rivers
Elizabeth Woodville

Question 7

when did Clarence’s wife die

Answer 7

1476

Question 8

who did Clarence try to marry after his wife died in 1476

Answer 8

Mary of Burgundy

Question 9

how did EIV respond to Clarence’s request to marry Mary of Burgundy

Answer 9

refused in favour of Anthony Woodville , this did not happen due to his low position in society

Question 10

who did EIV propose to marry Mary of Burgundy and why didn’t it work

Answer 10

Anthony Woodville , he was too low status

Question 11

who did Clarence blame for the rejection of his marriage to Mary of Burgundy

Answer 11

Queen Elizabeth Woodville

Question 12

who was the second woman Clarence requested to marry after his wife died

Answer 12

Margaret, the King of Scotlands sister

Question 13

how did EIV respond to Clarence’s request to marry Margaret the King of Scotland’s sister

Answer 13

rejected it

Question 14

where did Clarence go in April 1477

Answer 14

Warwick Castle

Question 15

what did Clarence do when he retreated to Warwick Castle in 1477

Answer 15

arrested Ankarette Twynho, John Tharsby and Roger Tocotes for poisoning his wife

Question 16

why were the three servants Clarence arrested in 1477 found guilty

Answer 16

it was a packed jury (likely to support a verdict)

Question 17

which of the three servants Clarence arrested were executed and which escaped

Answer 17

Twynho and Thursby executed
Tocotes escaped

Question 18

why did Clarence actually arrest and execute the three servants

Answer 18

to get revenge for them telling the kings servants of his discontent

Question 19

how did EIV respond to Clarence arresting and executing the three servants

Answer 19

he arrested and tortured Dr John Stacy (Oxford academic), Thomas Burdet (Clarence’s servant) for necromancy and planning to kill the king and his son

Question 20

what were the names of the three servants Clarence arrested for poisoning his wife

Answer 20

Ankarette Twynho
John Thursby
Roger Tocote

Question 21

what were the names of the two people EIV arrested for necromancy

Answer 21

Sir John Stacy and Thomas Burdet

Question 22

who may have convinced EIV to arrest/try Clarence and why

Answer 22

Gloucester or Elizabeth Woodville bc she thought he was conspiring against the succession of her eldest son Edward of Wales

Question 23

when was Clarence arrested and put in the Tower

Answer 23

June 1477

Question 24

what was Clarence accused of by Parliament in Jan 1478(4)

Answer 24

-secretly securing a certified copy of his nomination as heir to the throne in the proceedings of Parliament in 1470
-spreading rumours of EIV illegitimacy
-encouraging rebellions of his servants
-judicial murder of Ankarette Twynho

Question 25

give two issues with Parliament’s accusations of Clarence

Answer 25

-no one defended him
-the charges did not amount to treason but he was attained and executed

Question 26

when was Clarence condemned and when was he executed

Answer 26

7th Feb 1478 condemned
17th Feb 1478 executed

Question 27

what were the three main reasons Clarence was executed 17th Feb 1478

Answer 27

-too greedy for land/power when he had so much
-tried to marry two powerful figures and blames the Woodvilles for it not working
-executed two servants for killing his wife