Policy changes Flashcards
What did Henry VII do in terms of policy changes?
After the Yorkshire rebellion he agreed not to collect the tax or impose any fine on the rebels
Relieved the Cornish of having to pay their war tax and didn’t attempt to introduce tax novelties again
What was the Amicable Grant the most successful protest and why?
No one paid any tax, no benevolence was received, and a subsidy that still had two of its four instalments to be collected was reassessed at modest rates
When Henry collected benevolences in the 1540s, he targeted the wealthier groups
What change was made following the POG regarding enclosures and entry fines?
The earls of Sussex and and Derby were instructed to examine the landlord-tenant relations in Kendal, the Vale, of Craven, and if they discovered any irregularities, to ensure that ‘they and the poor men may live in harmony’
No further disturbances occurred in this region in the 1540s
What change was made following the POG regarding the Statute of Uses?
In 1540 the Statute was repealed and the new Statute of Wills allowed testators to not incur the payment of feudal taxes to the Crown
What happened to Somerset?
Held responsible for the political crisis and his failure to deal with the crisis effectively
What was passed in November 1549 and what was the effect?
An ‘Act for the Punishment of Unlawful Assemblies and Rising of the King’s subjects’ declared it treason if 12 or more people gathered to alter existing laws or tried to kill/imprison a privy councillor or refused to disperse
What was declared a felony and what became treason?
If 12 or more people attempted to destroy enclosures, parks, barns, or grain stores and refused to disperse
If 40 or more people gathered for more than two houses
What happened to improve the quality of civil defence in counties?
Lord lieutenants were given control of the shire levies
Privy councillors suggested that ‘idle persons’ and rebel leaders should be forced to join the county militia
Why was there no repetition of the year of commotion?
JPs were more vigilant, privy councillors and lords lieutenants acted decisively, and a run of good harvests lowered food prices and reduced social tensions
