Henry VII general Flashcards
When was the Battle of Bosworth?
22nd of August 1485
Who did Henry VII marry?
Elizabeth of York
When did Henry and Elizabeth get married?
18th of January 1486
When was Prince Arthur born?
September 1486
When did Henry backdate his reign to?
21st August 1485
When was Henry VII’s coronation?
30th October 1485
What family did Henry belong to?
Lancastrians
What family did Elizabeth belong to?
Yorks
When was Henry born?
1457
What was Henry’s mother’s name?
Margaret Beaufort
What was Henry’s father’s name?
Edmound Tudor
How was Jasper Tudor related to Henry?
His uncle on his fathers side
Which side of the family did Henry’s claim to the throne come from?
His mothers
What was Henry’s claim to the throne?
His mothers great great grandfather John Gaunt through his third marriage to Catherine Swynford
Where was Henry exiled?
Brittany and France
Who was Henry exiled with?
Jasper Tudor
Who did Margaret Beaufort marry that helped Henry win the battle of Bosworth?
Thomas Stanley
Name the brothers that helped win the Battle of Bosworth?
Thomas and William Stanley
When did Henry and Jasper escape to Brittany?
1471
How many years did Henry live in exile?
14
When did Henry die?
21st April 1509
When was Henry’s death announced?
23rd April 1509
How many children did Henry and Elizabeth have?
9
When did Prince Arthur die?
2nd April 1502
Who did Prince Arthur marry?
Catherine of Aragon
When did Elizabeth die?
11th February 1503
Land use and suitable for growing crops
Arable
When land becomes restricted and is only accessible to the owner and is no longer available for common use
enclosing
When will inheritance is given to the oldest son
primogeniture
homeless person
vagrant
An area of England, often a town with surrounding land, each with a parish priest
Parish
How would you get out of Purgatory and straight into heaven
buy indulgences
The place in between heaven and hell
purgatory
a general dissatisfaction with the church
anti-clericalism
Writings against the church
heretical literature
Land used for keeping livestock
pasture
Tax on imports and exports
tariff - tonnage and poundage
Word for non-religious
secular
Somebody with a low noble title (Viscount, Baron)
peer
Somebody with a high noble title (Duke, Marquises, Earl)
major peer
Give an important job roles working for the king
kings council
No longer able to inherit lands or titles from your family. It could, however, be reversed if you behaved yourself
acts of attainders
This meant that nobles could not have their own army without a license
laws against retainers
Acknowledgement of an existing debt
recognisances
A prestigious job given to the middle classes to administer law and order
JPs
Written agreements to pay money if they could not uphold a promise
bonds
A council created to make sure people paid their debts to the King
Council Learned in Law
A title (such as Knight) given to followers (with no power or land)
order of the garter
Reward of land and title to followers
patronage
