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Position And Governance Flashcards

1
Q

What confirmed Richard’s Title as king?

A

Titulis Regius

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2
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Which Parliament confined the Bastardisation of Edward’s children

A

January 1484

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3
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How many people were attainted at the Parliament of 1484

A

104

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4
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When did Richard persuade the Woodvilles to leave sanctuary?

A

March 1484

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5
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What did Richard establish that kept him informed, used in buckinghams rebellion?

A

Spy Network

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6
Q

When did Richard’s only Legitimate son die?

A

April 1484

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7
Q

When did Queen Anne die?

A

March 1485

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8
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By Christmas 1484 who was it rumoured Richard wanted to marry?

A

Elizabeth of York, Niece

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9
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What attempt of Richard’s, from 1484 onwards, to install loyal northerners in the south generated resentment?

A

Northern Platinations

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10
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Whose famously mocking rhyme about Richard III’s reliance on a small clique circulated in July 1484?

A

William Collingbourne

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11
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Which well-rewarded favourite of Richard III served as his chancellor of the exchequer?

A

William Catsbey

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12
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Whose marriage to the mother of Henry Tudor meant that his loyalty was always questionable?

A

Thomas Stanley

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13
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What did Richard III have to resort in 1485 to even though he had banned very similar benevolences?

A

Forced Loans

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14
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Which new king of France from 1483 actively supported Henry Tudor to annoy Richard III?

A

Charles VIII

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15
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Which stepson of Edward IV joined Henry Tudor in 1483, almost reconciled with Richard III but did not?

A

Thomas Grey

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16
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Renewed war with which country in 1484 was probably an expensive error for Richard III?

A

Scotland

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17
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What did Richard III declare illegal in the parliament of 1484?

A

Benevolences

18
Q

What did Lincoln take over running in April 1484 even though he had no lands or support there?

A

Council of the North

19
Q

How many of Richard III’s fifty-four councillors had once been in service to Edward IV?

A

24

20
Q

Whose written financial advice did Richard III seek to follow even though he had died in 1479?

A

Sir John Fortescue

21
Q

What did forced loans and the pawning of some crown jewels show that Richard III faced by 1485?

A

Financial difficulties

22
Q

Who was Richard III’s illegitimate son that became Captain of Calais in 1485?

A

John of Gloucester

23
Q

Which prominent northern and servant of Richard III was granted southern lands to the value of £650 per annum?

A

Richard Ratcliffe

24
Q

How much were the southern lands granted to Richard Ratcliffe worth per annum?

A

£650

25
Q

In which year did Henry Tudor learn of a deal between Brittany and Richard III and flee to France?

A

1484

26
Q

When was William Collingbourne arrested for his rhyme and conspiracy

A

July and October 1484

27
Q

Wo did Henry Tudor sweat an oath to marry?

A

Elizabeth of York

28
Q

Where did Henry Tudor swear an oath to marry Elizabeth of York Christmas Day 1483?

A

Rennes Cathederal

29
Q

What 3 people joined Henry Tudor in exile?

A

Oxford
Thomas Grey
John Morton

30
Q

What was William Collingbourne’s famous rhyme?

A

The Rat, the Rat and lovel out dog, rule all England under the Hog

31
Q

How much was the Archbishop of York forced to lend to Richard?

A

£200

32
Q

How much did the Abbot of Cirencester pay to Richard?

A

£1000

33
Q

What substantially weakened Richard’s financial position?

A

War with Scotland, 1484

34
Q

When did Richard III put John Fitzalan at sea to police the English Channel?

A

March 1484

35
Q

Where in October 1484 did an armed rising occur leading the rebels to flee to Henry Tudor?

A

Essex

36
Q

Who defected to Henry Tudor in November 1484, freeing John de Vere from Hammes?

A

James Blount

37
Q

Who was pardoned for Buckingham’s rebellion in March 1484 but defected to Tudor in October 1484?

A

William Brandon

38
Q

Which favourite of Richard III was given extensive lands in Oxfordshire and Berkshire?

A

Lord Lovell

39
Q

In which region were the northerners Lord Scrope of Bolton and Richard Ratcliffe heavily rewarded?

A

South west England

40
Q

Where did the Stanleys extend their influence after the fall of Buckingham?

A

North wales

41
Q

When did ‘Lady Elizabeth Grey’ and her daughters leave the sanctuary of Westminster Abbey?

A

1 March 1484

42
Q

What are the 4 main problems faced by Richard by 1485?

A

External
Internal
Financial
Dynastic

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