Henry VII

Question 1

LS Edward, Earl of Warwick

Answer 1

nephew of Richard III, locked in tower of London by Henry VII

Question 2

LS John De La Pole

Answer 2

nephew of Richard III and and Yorkist claimant to the throne

Question 3

LS Margaret of Burgundy

Answer 3

sister of Richard III, married to the powerful Duke of Burgundy

Question 4

LS Francis Lovell

Answer 4

best friend and supporter of Richard III, fled to Burgundy after leading failed uprising in Yorkshire in 1486

Question 5

LS Martin Schwartz

Answer 5

German general and mercenary who led the rebel army against Henry VII at the Battle of Stoke

Question 6

LS Gerald Fitzgerald (Earl of Kildare)

Answer 6

Irish Noble who supported the rebellion

Question 7

LS Henry Percy, Duke of Northumberland

Answer 7

stayed neutral in the Battle of Bosworth, and Henry’s first line of defense against rebellion in the North

Question 8

LS When was the battle of Stoke?

Answer 8

June 1487

Question 9

LS Lambert Simnel

Answer 9

10 year old from Oxford impersonating the Earl of Warwick

Question 10

carrots & sticks policy- carrots/ incentives-patronage

Answer 10

e.g. Jasper Tudor made Duke of Bedford and rewarded with land for good service

Question 11

c&s policy- sticks- acts of attainder

Answer 11

meant a family lost the right to possess land could be reversed, which meant they were a carrot and a stick. however payment was sometimes needed for reversal = monarchy get money and control/ manipulation of non-conformist nobles (56 acts passed 1485-87)

Question 12

Bonds & Recognizances- c&s- s

Answer 12

Bonds = written agreements were people promised to
pay a sum if they failed to carry out a promise

Recognisances = formal acknowledgement of a debt or
obligation, with the understanding to pay money if the
obligation was not met

Question 13

Feudal Dues c & s - s

Answer 13

include Wardship (where king takes control
of the estates of minors and profits from them until they
become of age) & Marriage where the King had to
approve of the marriage of heirs and heiresses. (e.g.
Katherine Duchess of Buckingham fined £7000 for
marrying without permission)

Question 14

Order of the Garter c & s - c

Answer 14

created 37 knight of the garter
including the Earl of Oxford & Reginald Bray

[S.B Chrimes says this was ‘the ultimate mark of honour
favoured by Henry VII’]

Question 15

Great Council c & s - c

Answer 15

way of gaining agreement on policies.
Increased control because the noble had been included
in decisions so could not turn and critique Henry for the
policy after. (e.g. called in 1487 in response to Lambert
Simnel)

Question 16

King’s Council c & s - c

Answer 16

5 key councillors had aligned themselves
with Henry before Bosworth (e.g. Reginald Bray, Giles
Daubeney)

Question 17

Factions

Answer 17

Rival or opposing political groups led by powerful
noblemen or noble families. Factions fought to influence or control
the monarch

Question 18

when was the battle of Bosworth?

Answer 18

22 August 1485

Question 19

when did Henry vii and Elizabeth of York marry?

Answer 19

18th January 1486,(He ensured that his coronation in October 1485 came before his marriage in January 1486, so that he could not be accused of claiming the throne through his wife.)

Question 20

When was Henry VII’s coronation?

Answer 20

30th October 1485 (arranged his coronation for 30th October, before the
first meeting of parliament on 7th November. Thus it could never be said that parliament made Henry VII king.)

Question 21

primogeniture

Answer 21

the eldest son or nearest male relative inherited everything