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12E: Wars of the Roses, 1450-1471 > Language of the Wars of the Roses > Flashcards

Language of the Wars of the Roses Flashcards

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A formal contract on which copies were made on one sheet of parchment and divided with indented edges for each contracting party to keep.

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Indenture

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The collective name for the servants, retainers, and other followers of a lord.

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Affinity

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An act to overturn decision and grants previously made, returning them to their original owner (usually the Crown).

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Act of Resumption

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The concept of the common good in society, from which all benefit.

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Common weal

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The process of stripping a person of all rights, including inheritance and property holding.

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Act of Attainder

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The medieval term used for an individual living in or visiting England who was not born there.

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Alien

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An attendant on the King’s person who had frequent and intimate contact with the King.

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Knight of the Body

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A term for a powerful noble with great wealth.

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Magnate

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The distinctive clothing, uniform or badge worn by a lord’s retainer.

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Livery

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Associations of craftsmen or merchants of the same craft or trade.

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Guilds

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A person in the service of a lord who is ‘retained’ whether by annual payment or another contract.

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Retainer

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The power and ability to grant offices, lands and other gifts.

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Patronage

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A formal written request appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause.

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Petition

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Control and use of the lands of a person who is under age, and guardianship of the person, including the right to arrange their marriage.

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Wardship

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A public declaration of policy and aims.

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Manifesto

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A situation where a person is seen to take sides with a likeminded supporter, usually at the cost of others.

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Partisan

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A regular payment made to an individual, typically as a reward.

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Pension

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A position of authority or public service, including in the Church, in law or in the royal household.

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Office

19
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The period when an heir is considered too young to exercise all their rights, ending when they reach adulthood.

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Minority

20
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A title accorded to men of the landed gentry above the rank of gentleman and below the rank of knight.

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Esquire

21
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A commision empowering included individuals to raise armed forces and equip them in preparation for War.

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Array

22
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Those who lived with their lord (or King) including servants and military dependents. They travelled with their lord.

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Household

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A commision to make inquiry into all treasons, felonies and misdemeanours in the counties specified in the commission, and to act on them.

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Oyer and Terminer

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A written law, passed by Parliament and consented to by the King.

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Statute (Act)

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A sum of money equivalent to to-thirds of a pound.

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Mark

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A male personal attendant of a king or nobleman, who waited on him in his bedchamber.

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Chamberlain

27
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To take a position of power illegally or by force.

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Usurpation

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The approximate value of £1 (in the Fifteenth century) in today’s money.

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£750

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A person in temporary authority until the rightful ruler reaches their majority or recovers from the situation preventing their rule.

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Regent (Protector)

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A group of people accompanying an important person.

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Retinue

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A written command in the name of the king to someone to do (or not do) a specific act.

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Writ

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A sequence of rulers from the same family.

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Dynasty

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The land kept by an individual (gentry, noble or king) for his own use, occupation, or support.

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Domain

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A tax levied in the name of the King on merchandise exported from or imported into his dominions.

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Customs

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An amount paid (in money or land) by the medieval bride’s family to the groom at the time of marriage for her.

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Dowry

36
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Conspiring with others to incite rebellion against lawful authority.

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Sedition

37
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Acting in a disloyal manner to the king.

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Treason

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