Parliament + other breadth info Flashcards
What was the ‘Wonderful Parliament’ of RII? When was this held?
threatened RII with deposition if he did not attend and have chancellor forcibly removed
1386
‘Long Parliament’ dates? Purpose and result?
1st March - 22nd December 1406
HIV health declining - transferred powers to prince H
31 article document restricting financial expenditure
What happened as a result of victory in Agnicourt?
1415 - parliament grants HV tonnage and poundage for life + other tax grants
Example of strong parliament?
1450 - Commons demanded Duke of Suffolk removed from power + preferably put on trial for treason
In what year did parliament declare R duke of York ‘Defender and Protecter of the Realm’ for the first time?
1454
Examples of weak parliaments?
1459 - ‘Parliament of Devils’
1478 - parliament passes bastardisation of all possible opponents to RIII’s power
When was Clarence tried for treason in parliament and found guilty?
1478
What did parliament refuse to grant in 1504?
financial support for knighting of Prince Arthur and marriage of Princess Margaret
In the 27 years HVII was king how many parliaments did he call?
7
Why were kings often reluctant to call parliament?
awkward and tricky
asked for tax - parliament saw this as leverage so they could voice grievances to king
Who was in the HoC?
lesser gentry + business people from towns
Who was in HoL?
nobles + archbishops
Hotspur’s rebellion?
1403
aimed to replace HIV with Edmund Mortimer
How did the French king react to HIV taking throne of England?
did not accept HIV as rightful monarch - RII’s widow = French princess
Scrope rebellion?
1405 partially due to financial mismanagement Scrope = archbishop rebellion involved: Archbishop of York, Richard Scrope, Earl of Northumberland Henry Percy, Earl of Nottingham Thomas Mowbray Lord Bardolf Scrope = executed
What happens with HIV’s health at time of Scrope rebellion?
deteriorates
incapacitated for a week
health returns in 1406
Situation with French Scottish and English 1402?
French-Scottish alliance against English
When did piracy increase? What group penalised the English over this?
1402
Hanseatic League
Owain Glyndwr rebellion?
1405
supported by French king and 2,500 of his troops
tripartite indenture
1406, parliament has to be called to subdue rebellion
Why were French naval attacks on the south coast of 1404 such a problem?
repares - tax needed - criticism of king
How do the French take advantage of growing criticism for HIV in England?
challenge English territory in France
targeted Calais, Aquitaine + Gascony
1400-3 cost 13000 per month defencing Aquitaine alone
How did HIV feel about sidelined role in govt when his health was deteriorating?
resentful of it
tension between HIV and his son
Why was parliament happy to grant taxation in 1407?
measures had been taken to reduce spending on the royal household
Why was Parliament called in 1406?
Henry IV was struggling to subdue the Owain Glyndwr rebellion
