Henry 7 - English society Flashcards
What is the feudal system ?
medieval
society structured depending on relationships in which land was held in return for some form of service
What are sumptuary laws ?
laws that attempted to regulate how individuals should dress, depending on social status
Why did the crown rely on the peerage ?
maintenance of order in the countryside
Why was HVII reluctant to create new peerage titles ?
deeply distrustful of nobility
only trusted Lancastrian - Earl of Oxford or Lord Daubeney
What were the most important methods of controlling the nobility ?
bonds and recognizances
acts of attainder
bastard feudalism
what is bastard feudalism
nobility recruited knights and gentlemen to serve them as administrators or accountants - sometimes military purposes
What act in 1504 reinforced the law against retaining in 1487 ?
only the king could grant licenses for retaining
What are the gentry referred to as under Henry VII’s reign ?
new men for a new monarchy
Name two of the most important clergymen in HVII’s reign
Richard Fox
John Morton
What are grazing rights
a legal term referring to the right of a user to allow their livestock to feed in a given area
When was the Yorkshire Rebellion
1489
What caused the Yorkshire Rebellion
resentment of taxation to finance campaign in Brittany
What did Polydore Vergil say about the Earl of Northumberland and the Yorkshire Rebellion
a victim of resentment against taxation (he was killed)
When was the Cornish Rebellion ?
1497
What caused the Cornish Rebellion ?
demand for extraordinary revenue to finance military campaigns in the North
