Decreased importance of retaining. Flashcards
What have historians argued liverymen caused in society?
Civil unrest.
What could make a noble overmighty?
His large retinues.
What could a noble potentially use his large retinues for?
A provate army in local disputes with another noble or even national disputes that might threaten the crown.
What did people complain the liverymen were doing?
- Used to intimidate rivals of nobles
- Used to intimidate juries when a nobles vassal had been summoned to court.
Why were liverymen difficult to control?
They were only in service for a fee so they had little connection to the Lord.
What did crown and government recognise about retaining?
[positive and negative]
It did cause social disorder but it was necessary for war.
What did government make a distinction between in retaining?
Legal and necessary retaining and illegal and unlawful retaining.
How many acts of parliaments were passed in the 1390s that referred to retaining?
3.
What year did Henry IV try to limit liveries to the servants of clergymen only?
1411.
What did Henry IV reward his royal servants with?
His estates in Duchy of Lancaster.
Why did Henry V rely on retinues?
Because of his campaigns in France.
What was the highpoint of the importance of noble retinues?
Henry V’s success at Agincourt.
What year did Edward IV outlaw retaining except for those in ‘lawful service’.
1468.
What did Edward IV’s outlaw of retaining that wasn’t in ‘lawful service’ create?
A loophole.
What was the basis of Edward IV and Henry VII’s armies that they took to France?
Retainers.
