Edward IV's government, 1471-1483 Flashcards
Who was placed him in charge of Northern England and had very wide powers?
Richard of Gloucester
In which region of England was Thomas Grey, the king’s stepson, the real power in the second reign?
South West
Who became the key noble in the midlands during Edward IV’s second reign?
William Hastings
In what year had Edward IV placed greater theoretical limits of retaining that he and the nobility largely ignored?
1468
Who gained dominance in Wales from 1472 onwards?
Anthony Woodville (Earl Rivers)
Who were responsible for the maintenance of public order in the localities in both reigns?
Justices of the Peace
Which former die-hard Lancastrian made his peace and became Bishop of Ely in 1478?
John Morton
What continually provided stability at a local level through tithes, services and its own courts?
Church
Which substantial lands and estates fell into the Crown’s possession in 1478?
Clarence’s lands
What were always appointed annually from among the local landowners in each county to represent the king?
Sheriffs
What did Edward IV offer to many of his opponents during the early years of both of his reigns?
Clemency
Whose advice did Edward IV take in his second reign to increase his financial position?
Sir John Fortescue
Which family had Edward IV relied upon heavily in his first reign but were gone by his second?
Nevilles
Which family became increasingly dominant in Edward IV’s second reign as demonstrated by Earl Rivers and Thomas Grey?
Woodvilles
What did Edward IV establish in 1472 to tighten his control over the principality and neighbouring lands?
Council of Wales and the Marches
In which region did Edward IV promote Richard of Gloucester to dominance from July 1471 onwards?
Northern England
Who was executed in 1478 demonstrating Edward IV’s increasing ruthlessness?
George of Clarence
Who was ruthlessly murdered in the Tower at the end of May 1471 on Edward IV’s orders?
Henry VI
What was a kind of forced payment, introduced in 1475, which did not have to be repaid?
Benevolence
Which former Lancastrian defender of Harlech became a royal councillor in Edward IV’s second reign?
Sir Richard Tunstall
What had the Woodville family been until Edward IV pardoned them in the early 1460s?
Lancastrians
Who had been appointed warden of the East and West Marches on the Scottish border in July 1461?
Earl of Warwick
Who had Edward IV relied upon to defeat northern Lancastrian resistance and made Earl of Northumberland in 1464?
John Neville.
At which battle in 1471 were the Lancastrian heir and nobles ruthlessly killed?
Tewkesbury
