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Edward IV's government, 1461-1469 Flashcards

1
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Which Lancastrian Northamptonshire knight was pardoned in March 1464 but plotted against Edward IV in 1468?

A

Thomas Tresham

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Which brother-in-law of Edward IV was not heavily rewarded by the king?

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Duke of Suffolk

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Which young earl of Shrewsbury was not attainted and came to accept Yorkist rule?

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John Talbot

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What were issued against 113 people including 14 lords (7 of whom were already dead) in 1461?

A

Attainders

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Which family which Edward IV would later marry in to were pardoned by him in 1461?

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Woodvilles

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Where in May 1461 did Edward IV seize the lands of 20 lords and gentry 6 of these were attainted?

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Northamptonshire

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What name is given to the new peerage that Edward IV created to serve him from the Yorkist gentry?

A

New Yorkists

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8
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Which New Yorkist was given enormous amounts of land and power in Wales?

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William Herbert

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9
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Which New Yorkist was Edward IV’s best friend and chamberlain, controlling access to the king?

A

William Hastings

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10
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In which part of England did William Hastings establish a degree of regional dominance?

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Midlands

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Which noble was most heavily rewarded for his loyalty and the service of his family to the Yorkists?

A

Richard Neville

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12
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What title was given to William Herbert, Warwick’s rival for power in Wales, in 1468?

A

Earl of Pembroke

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13
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Who became archbishop of York in 1465?

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George Neville

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14
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Which uncle of Warwick’s became earl of Kent until his death in 1463?

A

William Neville

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What title did John Neville gain for his loyal service in 1464?

A

Earl of Northumberland

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16
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Who did Edward IV make a truce with in October 1463 to cut off aid to the Lancastrian resistance?

A

Louis XI of France

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17
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Who did Edward IV make a truce with in December 1463 to cut off aid to the Lancastrian resistance?

A

James III of Scotland

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18
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When did negotiations for a marriage alliance between England and France collapse due to Edward IV’s secret marriage?

A

1464

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19
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Who had Warwick attempted to marry Edward IV to in 1464?

A

Bona of Savoy

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20
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Who received vast lands including the confiscated honours of Richmond and Tutbury?

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George, Duke of Clarence

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21
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In what year did Edward IV begin to negotiate for possible alliances with Burgundy and France?

A

1467

22
Q

Which sister of Edward IV was married to Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy in 1468?

A

Margaret of York

23
Q

From what position was George Neville humiliatingly dismissed in 1467?

A

Chancellor

24
Q

Who was seeking papal support for a marriage between Clarence and Isabel Neville against royal orders?

A

George Neville

25
Q

Who did Edward IV secretly marry in May 1464?

A

Elizabeth Woodville

26
Q

What children did Elizabeth Woodville already have before the royal marriage?

A

Two sons

27
Q

On which side of the war had Elizabeth Woodville’s first husband fought?

A

Lancastrian

28
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When was Edward IV forced to reveal that he was secretly married to Elizabeth Woodville?

A

September 1464

29
Q

In what year did Richard Woodville become Earl Rivers and Treasurer of England?

A

1466

30
Q

Which son of Elizabeth Woodville was married to Anne Holland, heiress to the Duke of Exeter?

A

Thomas Grey

31
Q

Whose son lost out on a planned marriage to Anne Holland due to Thomas Grey, the king’s step-son?

A

John Neville

32
Q

Which sister of Elizabeth was married to the son and heir of William Herbert in 1467?

A

Mary Woodville

33
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Which sister of Elizabeth was married to Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, in 1465?

A

Catherine Woodville

34
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Which brother of Elizabeth was scandalously married to Warwick’s 65-year-old aunt, the Duchess of Norfolk?

A

John Woodville

35
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Who were the daughters and only heirs of Richard Neville that he was desperate to marry to high status nobles?

A

Isabel and Anne

36
Q

Where had Warwick been promised lands by Louis XI in return for getting England to declare war on Burgundy?

A

Holland and Zealand

37
Q

What title did Edward IV refuse to grant to his cousin, Richard Neville?

A

Duke of Warwick

38
Q

Who was given the honour of fighting the Bastard of Burgundy at the 1467 tournament?

A

Anthony Woodville

39
Q

Where was the tournament between England and Burgundy that cemented their alliance in 1467?

A

Smithfield

40
Q

What innovation of Edward IV’s visited crown estates and ensured they were properly audited?

A

Crown commisioners

41
Q

Which noble became increasingly powerful in the North West and joined the 1463 force against the Scots?

A

Thomas Stanley

42
Q

What did Edward IV use to bypass the Exchequer, creating a more informal and flexible system of finance?

A

King’s Chamber

43
Q

Which merchant was persecuted by the Woodvilles in 1468 because he would not sell goods to Jacquetta at a loss?

A

Thomas Cook

44
Q

With what organisation did Edward IV undertake a damaging trade war starting on July 26 1468?

A

Hanseatic League

45
Q

What title is sometimes given to Edward IV due to his personal interest/involvement in trade?

A

Merchant King

46
Q

Trade in what increased from 4,976 sacks in 1461 to 9,316 sacks in 1469?

A

Wool

47
Q

Merchants of which city were knighted in unprecedented numbers (18) by Edward IV?

A

London

48
Q

What economic act did 11 statutes of the Parliament of 1463-65 actively promote?

A

Protectionism

49
Q

Trade in what was dominated by Edward IV, gaining him £6,500 in 1467-68 alone?

A

Tin

50
Q

Which New Yorkist was at various times treasurer of Calais and England before marrying Warwick’s aunt?

A

Walter Blount (Mountjoy)

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