Henry VII Domestic

Question 1

Why was there so much unrest in the early years of Henry’s rule?

Answer 1

1) Weak Claim to the Throne - Lack of Support - Pretenders
2) Over powerful Nobles
3) Lack of Funds (Tax Rebellions)

Question 2

How Serious a threat was the Yorkist challenge to Henry’s rule?

Answer 2

1) Lovell and Stafford Conspiricy
2) Lambert Simnel Rebellion
3) Yorkist Rebellion - illegitimate member of the Percy family, John
4) Perkin Warbeck –> Cornish Rebellion
5) Edmund de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk

Question 3

How successfully did Henry strengthen central and local government?

Answer 3

1) Central Government
2) Regional Governments: North, Wales, Ireland
3) Local Government
4) Parliament

Question 4

How Successfully did Henry Restore royal Fiances?

Answer 4

1) Domestic Fiances 
Parliamentary Taxation (Rebellions) - Crownlands - Church fiances 

2) Foreign Policy
Treaty of Etaples - Trade Embargo’s - Intercursus Magnus - Intercursus Malous - Hansiatic League

3) Nobility
Justice - Bonds and Recognecents -

Question 5

How Successfully did Henry Restore royal Fiances?

Answer 5

1) Fiances stemming from Domestic Sources
Administration - Parliamentary Taxation (Rebellions) - Crownlands - Church fiances

2) Foreign Policy
Treaty of Etaples - Trade Embargo’s - Intercursus Magnus - “Loans” for de la Pole, Intercursus Malous - Hansiatic League
// Customs duties

3) Nobility
Justice - Bonds and Recognecents - Feudal Dues, Aid - Loans and Benevolences

Question 6

Why was Henry able to Defeat the Yorkist Challenge?

Answer 6

1) Lack of Genuine Claimant, Reliance on Pretenders
2) Control of the Nobility
3) Support for Henry - International Treaties