Henry VII Economy, Society

Question 1

Enclosure

Answer 1

when landowners fence off land. Caused tension between peasants and landowners

Question 2

Anti-enclosure law

Answer 2

1489 little effect

Question 3

Biggest exports

Answer 3

wool and cloth

Question 4

What was a growing industry?

Answer 4

cloth, increase in demand and price

Question 5

Hanseatic League

Answer 5

group of free cities that came together to form a commercial union. Intention was to control trade in the Baltic Sea, dominated commercial activity in Northern Europe

Question 6

Treaties that reinserted Hanseatic Leagues position

Answer 6

1471 1504

Question 7

wool and cloth exports at start vs end

Answer 7

90% at start 30% at end of

Question 8

How did Henry limit the export of raw english wool?

Answer 8

1489 act made it illegal for foreigners to buy raw wool for manufacturing into cloth on the continent

Question 9

How did english cloth production help the economy?

Answer 9

increased exports by 60% and created new jobs

Question 10

The Merchant Adventurers

Answer 10

took over Merchants of the Staple in importance and were the most wealthy and influential company in London. Used position to voice concerns to monarch and advice on trade negotiations

Question 11

When was The Yorkshire Rebellion?

Answer 11

1489

Question 12

Causes of Yorkshire Rebellion

Answer 12

resentment over taxation to finance Brittany campaign, murder ofEarl of Northumberland, yorkshire had a bad harvest, other northern counties were exempt from tax bc they had to defend from Scots

Question 13

What happened to Earl of Northumberland

Answer 13

murdered by own tenant farmers. abandoned by his army as punishment for deserting Richard III

Question 14

Who led Yorkshire rebellion?

Answer 14

Sir John Egremont

Question 15

Who put down the Yorkshire rebellion?

Answer 15

Earl of Surrey

Question 16

Henry’s response to Yorkshire rebellion

Answer 16

travelled North and issued many pardons to rebels

Question 17

Consequences of Yorkshire rebellion

Answer 17

failed to collect regions tax quota

Question 18

Causes of the Cornish Rebellion?

Answer 18

Henry’s demand for taxes to finance military campaign against Scots, Cornish didn’t want to pay for far off conflict

Question 19

Cornish Rebellion leaders

Answer 19

Thomas Flamank (lawyer) and Michael Joseph (blacksmith)

Question 20

Number of Cornish rebels

Answer 20

15,000

Question 21

Outcomes of Cornish Rebellion

Answer 21

rebels stopped on outskirts of London, leaders executed, Lord Deubeney dispersed remaining followers. Didn’t threaten Henry but showed fragility if political and social structure

Question 22

Trade with France

Answer 22

1486 Henry negotiated treaty that removed all restrictions on Franco-English. Not until 1497 that treaty fully came into being

Question 23

When was the Cornish rebellion?

Answer 23

1497