Edward IV's government, 1461-1469 Flashcards
Which Lancastrian Northamptonshire knight was pardoned in March 1464 but plotted against Edward IV in 1468?
Thomas Tresham
Which brother-in-law of Edward IV was not heavily rewarded by the king?
Duke of Suffolk
Which young earl of Shrewsbury was not attainted and came to accept Yorkist rule?
John Talbot
What were issued against 113 people including 14 lords (7 of whom were already dead) in 1461?
Attainders
Which family which Edward IV would later marry in to were pardoned by him in 1461?
Woodvilles
Where in May 1461 did Edward IV seize the lands of 20 lords and gentry 6 of these were attainted?
Northamptonshire
What name is given to the new peerage that Edward IV created to serve him from the Yorkist gentry?
New Yorkists
Which New Yorkist was given enormous amounts of land and power in Wales?
William Herbert
Which New Yorkist was Edward IV’s best friend and chamberlain, controlling access to the king?
William Hastings
In which part of England did William Hastings establish a degree of regional dominance?
Midlands
Which noble was most heavily rewarded for his loyalty and the service of his family to the Yorkists?
Richard Neville
What title was given to William Herbert, Warwick’s rival for power in Wales, in 1468?
Earl of Pembroke
Who became archbishop of York in 1465?
George Neville
Which uncle of Warwick’s became earl of Kent until his death in 1463?
William Neville
What title did John Neville gain for his loyal service in 1464?
Earl of Northumberland
Who did Edward IV make a truce with in October 1463 to cut off aid to the Lancastrian resistance?
Louis XI of France
Who did Edward IV make a truce with in December 1463 to cut off aid to the Lancastrian resistance?
James III of Scotland
When did negotiations for a marriage alliance between England and France collapse due to Edward IV’s secret marriage?
1464
Who had Warwick attempted to marry Edward IV to in 1464?
Bona of Savoy
Who received vast lands including the confiscated honours of Richmond and Tutbury?
George, Duke of Clarence
In what year did Edward IV begin to negotiate for possible alliances with Burgundy and France?
1467
Which sister of Edward IV was married to Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy in 1468?
Margaret of York
From what position was George Neville humiliatingly dismissed in 1467?
Chancellor
Who was seeking papal support for a marriage between Clarence and Isabel Neville against royal orders?
George Neville
Who did Edward IV secretly marry in May 1464?
Elizabeth Woodville
What children did Elizabeth Woodville already have before the royal marriage?
Two sons
On which side of the war had Elizabeth Woodville’s first husband fought?
Lancastrian
When was Edward IV forced to reveal that he was secretly married to Elizabeth Woodville?
September 1464
In what year did Richard Woodville become Earl Rivers and Treasurer of England?
1466
Which son of Elizabeth Woodville was married to Anne Holland, heiress to the Duke of Exeter?
Thomas Grey
Whose son lost out on a planned marriage to Anne Holland due to Thomas Grey, the king’s step-son?
John Neville
Which sister of Elizabeth was married to the son and heir of William Herbert in 1467?
Mary Woodville
Which sister of Elizabeth was married to Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, in 1465?
Catherine Woodville
Which brother of Elizabeth was scandalously married to Warwick’s 65-year-old aunt, the Duchess of Norfolk?
John Woodville
Who were the daughters and only heirs of Richard Neville that he was desperate to marry to high status nobles?
Isabel and Anne
Where had Warwick been promised lands by Louis XI in return for getting England to declare war on Burgundy?
Holland and Zealand
What title did Edward IV refuse to grant to his cousin, Richard Neville?
Duke of Warwick
Who was given the honour of fighting the Bastard of Burgundy at the 1467 tournament?
Anthony Woodville
Where was the tournament between England and Burgundy that cemented their alliance in 1467?
Smithfield
What innovation of Edward IV’s visited crown estates and ensured they were properly audited?
Crown commisioners
Which noble became increasingly powerful in the North West and joined the 1463 force against the Scots?
Thomas Stanley
What did Edward IV use to bypass the Exchequer, creating a more informal and flexible system of finance?
King’s Chamber
Which merchant was persecuted by the Woodvilles in 1468 because he would not sell goods to Jacquetta at a loss?
Thomas Cook
With what organisation did Edward IV undertake a damaging trade war starting on July 26 1468?
Hanseatic League
What title is sometimes given to Edward IV due to his personal interest/involvement in trade?
Merchant King
Trade in what increased from 4,976 sacks in 1461 to 9,316 sacks in 1469?
Wool
Merchants of which city were knighted in unprecedented numbers (18) by Edward IV?
London
What economic act did 11 statutes of the Parliament of 1463-65 actively promote?
Protectionism
Trade in what was dominated by Edward IV, gaining him £6,500 in 1467-68 alone?
Tin
Which New Yorkist was at various times treasurer of Calais and England before marrying Warwick’s aunt?
Walter Blount (Mountjoy)
