How did Edward IV pacify realm from 1471 and 1475? Flashcards
Coercion- What happened to the Lancastrian heir, Edward of Lancaster, at the Battle of Tewkesbury?
He was killed
(May 1471)
Coercion-Who was sent to compel the Bastard of Fauconberg to submit?
Richard of Gloucester
(Thomas Neville)
Coercion- What happened to rebels associated with the Kent uprising, including Nicholas Faunt?
They were executed
Coercion- What did Edward IV do after Tewkesbury to punish his opponents?
Appointed commissions to arrest and punish opponents
(15-16 July 1471)
Coercion- What were the main forms of punishment for Edward IV’s opponents?
Most punishments were fines
Essex paid £250, Kent paid £1,700
Coercion- What did towns like Canterbury and the Cinque Ports have to do after Tewkesbury?
They had to repurchase their liberties
Coercion- What did powerful individuals implicated in supporting the Bastard of Fauconberg have to do?
They had to pay fines
Reginald West (1,000 marks), William Tournay (£300), Sir William Eure (£400)
Coercion- What did Edward extort from Lancastrian bishops placed in the Tower of London after Barnet?
He extorted ‘gifts’
Coercion- Where did Lancastrian noble and general, John de Vere, flee to in 1471?
Scotland
Coercion (limitation)- What did Jasper Tudor do to gain revenge for his father’s death at Mortimer’s Cross?
Seized and executed Roger Vaughan
Coercion (limitation)- Where did Jasper Tudor flee to with his nephew Henry Tudor after seizing St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall?
Brittany
Clemency and Conciliation- Prominent Lancastrian officials who were pardoned and became trusted members of Edward IV’s government
Sir John Fortescue, John Morton, and Sir Richard Tunstall
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Clemency and Conciliation- Number of attainders that followed Edward IV’s restoration
Thirteen, with at least six of those already dead
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Clemency and Conciliation- Number of attainders passed in Edward IV’s first reign that were reversed during the parliament of 1472-5
Twenty-three
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Clemency and Conciliation- Date when Edward IV proclaimed a general pardon for common people drawn into the recent conflict
October 1471
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Clemency and Conciliation- Number of bishops implicated in supporting the readeption regime who were pardoned by the end of 1472
Six out of eight
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Clemency and Conciliation- Date when the rebel garrison of Calais and their leader were pardoned
July 1471
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Effective governance- What did Edward IV do to strengthen his governance?
Edward IV started to place close friends and family with a reputation for trustworthiness and competence into positions of regional power.
Effective governance- How did Edward IV reward those who aided his restoration?
Edward most heavily rewarded the magnates who had aided his restoration, thus creating incentives for future loyalty.
Effective governance- What did Edward IV do to repair relations with the Hanseatic League?
Edward IV repaired relations with the Hanseatic League by signing the Treaty of Utrecht.
Effective governance (limitation)- What incident caused lasting bitterness between Edward IV and Earl Rivers?
Edward IV intended to make Earl Rivers Captain of Calais, but he went off on crusade, to Edward IV’s annoyance, and was replaced by Lord Hastings.
Foreign policy- What temporary truce did Edward IV sign with Louis XI of France?
Edward IV signed a temporary truce with Louis XI of France from September 1471 to May 1472.
Foreign policy- What alliance did Edward IV prefer over the Duke of Burgundy?
Edward was keener on an alliance with the Duke of Brittany over the Duke of Burgundy.
Foreign policy- What did Edward IV use as a strategy to reunite the English nobility?
Edward IV used an anti-French foreign policy to reunite the English nobility and political society by giving them a common enemy.
Foreign policy- Who did Edward IV sign a marriage alliance treaty with in October 1474?
On 26 October 1474 Edward IV signed a marriage alliance treaty with Scotland.
Foreign policy- When did Edward IV lead an invasion force to France?
Edward IV finally led an invasion force to France in July 1475.
