Henry VII - English society Flashcards
What was the feudal system?
Society was structured depending on relationships in which land was held in return for service, such as military or protection of a lord
What were some inducements given to the nobility?
Patronage (positions of power)
Position on the order of the garter
Position on the king’s council
Position on the great council
What sanctions did Henry pass against the nobles?
Acts of Attainder
Bonds
Recognisances
Feudal dues
Crownlands
How did Henry use feudal dues to control the nobles?
King could take the estate from minors until they came of age
King could profit from the marriage of heirs
King was paid to recover land from wardships
King received money when land was inherited
Payments were made when land reverted to the crown
What was bastard feudalism?
Magnates recruited knights and gentlemen to serve them as administrators or accountants, In return they would receive awards
What limits were placed on bastard feudalism?
1486 - peers and mp’s forced to take oath against retaining
1487 - law against retaining established
1504 - act in which licenses could be sought
1507 - Lord Bergavenny fined £100,000
How did the gentry secure their status?
Important members sought knighthoods as a confirmation of status
1490 - 500 knights
What was the hierarchy of the church?
The papacy
The secular clergy
Roman curia
Cardinals
Archbishops bishops
Parish priests
What happened during the Yorkshire rebellion?
1489 - caused by taxation granted by parliament for campaign in Brittany
Ear of Northumberland murdered by his tenants. This was allowed by his retainers as punishment for his desertion at the battle of Bosworth.
Why was the Cornish rebellion so dangerous?
1497 - triggered by need for revenue to finance campaign against Scotland
15000 involved
Warbeck attempted to exploit it
Rebels marched on London
He had to withdraw Lord Daubeny from the Scottish border, who easily crushed the rebels
