Henry VII Nobility

Question 1

Management of Nobility Themes

Answer 1

Encouraging cooperation at start of reign
(Use of rewards and patronage
Use of bonds and recognisances
Use of nobility in governance of kingdom)
(Dealing with retaining
Use of attainders)

Question 2

Encouraging cooperation at start of reign

Answer 2

Sanctions + inducements (Northumberland)
Created Order of Garter- gave prestige without power or land
Arthurian Round Table
Invasion of France (1492) united Barons
Successful

Question 3

Use of rewards and patronage

Answer 3

Patronage became result of loyalty
Surrey- son of Yorkist, imprisoned. Released, impressed H7, eventually given back land and dukedom
Some success

Question 4

Use of bonds and recognisances

Answer 4

Bond- agreement to behave well, Recognisance- debt/obligation, introduced 1487
Would manipulate system to diminish noble power, disloyal magnates forced to pay
Lord Dacre- bond of £2,000- 1506
Dorset- £10,000 in 1491- suspicion of involvement with Simnel
Successful

Question 5

Use of nobility in governance of kingdom

Answer 5

Henry Percy given wardenship of north after being released
Surrey given titles back
Limited Success

Question 6

Dealing with Retaining

Answer 6

Two laws, 1487 and 1504
Condemned retaining, reduced retainers
Indicted allies as well as opponents, i.e. Oxford, Beaufort
Some success

Question 7

Use of Attainders

Answer 7

Attainted Surrey, later released and re-enobled
Would attain disobedient magnates, gradually restore prestige for loyalty
Edmund dlP paid £5k for brother’s lands