Henry VII - Changes to Society Flashcards
What is the term that describes how society in Early Modern England was set up?
Feudal System
What event in the Mid 14th Century is the cause of the rise of the Middle Class/Gentry?
The Black Death
Approximately how many men made up the nobility of England?
around 50-60
What in particular was it about the nobility that Henry didn’t like and seek to limit?
Retaining
In what three years in Henry’s reign did he pass laws/acts against retaining?
1486,1487 & 1504
How much was Lord Bergavenny fined for illegal retaining in 1507?
£100,000 (though probably not all was collected)
What title did gentry members seek in order to cement their social position?
Knighthoods
According to John Guy, approximately what percentage of England’s lands were owned by knights?
15-20%
Pope Martin V (1417-1431) declared what about the Church in England?
It was to be governed by the King rather than the Pope
Which two important men did Henry VII appoint to the clergy?
John Morton & Richard Fox
What five smaller groups make up the social group known as ‘commoners’?
Yeomen, Citizens, Labourers, Peasants & Beggars
Approximately 75% of the population lived towards the South-East of England: TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
What type of farming was dominant in the northwest of England?
Pastoral (animal herding)
What view did Londoners have of the North?
They were barbarian savages
What view did northerners have of Londoners?
Envious of their riches/greed
