Edward IV's pacification and foreign policy, 1471-1483 Flashcards
Which rebel leader was executed in September 1471 after having been initially pardoned?
Thomas of Fauconberg
Which rebel Mayor of Canterbury was executed on 29 May 1471?
Nicholas Fount
Who was appointed Captain of Calais in 1471 after Rivers left on pilgrimage?
William Hastings
Who was sent to oppose Jasper Tudor in 1471 but was killed by him?
Roger Vaughan
Which castle was besieged by Yorkists until September 1471 when Jasper Tudor fled?
Pembroke
Where did Jasper and Henry Tudor end up in captivity after fleeing England in September 1471?
Brittany
What did Edward appoint to investigate his enemies and rebels in Kent and Essex?
Commissions
Which Lancastrian city had to pay £400 to Edward IV to regain its liberties?
Coventry
Who was made to pay 1,000 marks as a fine for his support of the Lancastrian cause?
Reginald West
How many attainders were issued by Edward IV after he regained the throne in 1471?
Thirteen
When did Edward IV issue a general pardon?
October 1471
Which former chancellor in exile to King Henry VI became a loyal servant to Edward IV?
Sir John Fortescue
Which former Lancastrian defender of Harlech and master of the mint became a royal councillor?
Sir Richard Tunstall
Who was Edward IV’s sister allowed to divorce in 1472?
Henry Holland
Which Earl of Essex and former Treasurer of England was restored to the role in 1471?
Henry Bourchier
Which abbot of Westminster, who had sheltered Queen Elizabeth, was made Bishop of Hereford in 1474?
Thomas Milling
Who was restored to treasurer of England on 22 April 1471?
Henry Bourchier
When did John de Vere unsuccessfully attempt to land his opposition force in Essex?
May 1473