Henry VII Society Flashcards
What were Bonds and Recognisances?
Legal bond to perform an action or forfeit money, a formal acknowledgement
What are the Acts of Attainder?
The law that Henry VII passed that declares someone of rebelling against the crown, it also allowed him to take land or money off prior without sending it through court
What was the Council Learned?
System to ensure the King raised money and enforced his prerogative rights
What was extraordinary revenue?
One time payments that Henry took from people for his war efforts and to help him further establish his dynasty.
What are real wages?
How people’s wages compared to real world prices
What was the open field system?
When upper class people would rent out plots of land to peasants
Who were Justices of the Peace?
People who would maintain law and order in the country, usually local gentry
What was Lollardy?
Criticism against the church, beliefs that church was corrupt, questioned transubstantiation
What is humanism?
Believed that education should be influenced by philosophy, arts and literature and science rather than just religion
What is Hersey?
Denial of validity of key doctrines of the Church
What is anticlericalism?
Opposition to the Church’s role in political and non-religious matters
What was the Yorkshire Rebellion?
Opposition to Extraordinary revenue for the Treaty of Redon, rebels murdered the Earl of Northumberland
When was the Yorkshire Rebellion?
1489
What was the Cornish rebellion?
Opposition to Extraordinary revenue used for Scotland, had 15k supporters, exploited by Perkin Warbeck, marched on London.
When was the Cornish rebellion?
1497
Why was the Yorkshire rebellion a threat?
Carried support from pretenders who had a somewhat legitimate claim to the throne, Henry had to send many soldiers to settle the rebellion,
Why was the Yorkshire rebellion not a threat?
No support from Perkin Warbeck, only carried the support of 5000 supporters,
Why was the Cornish rebellion a threat?
Carried the support of Perkin Warbeck, the locality of the rebellion was also a problem and they had 15k supporters
Why was the Cornish rebellion not a threat?
The Cornish rebellion did not reach London and didn’t do much damage, it was mainly called a rebellion as it had the support from large pretenders such as Perkin Warbeck
