Regional Divisions

Question 1

England division

Answer 1

The west side was more centred on pastoral farming

The east side was involved in mixed farming, with the exception of high Weald and Norfolk area

Question 2

Cornish rebellion

Answer 2

This was sparked off by the demand for extraordinary revenue to finance a military campaign against Scotland.

Question 3

Yorkshire rebellion

Answer 3

Sparked off by the resentment of the taxation granted by parliament in order to fund the military in the campaign in Brittany

Question 4

Who was murdered in the Yorkshire rebellion?

Answer 4

The earl of Northumberland just outside topcliffe in the April of that year

Question 5

Cornish rebellion threat to HVII

Answer 5

Large numbers (around 15,000)

Perkin warbeck the pretender attempted to exploit the rebellion

The rebels marched from Cornwall to London

Question 6

Lowland/highland zone

Answer 6

Mixed farming was most common in the lowland zone

Traditional open field husbandry could be found in the grain-growing areas of the southeast and East Midlands

Question 7

Cloth trade

Answer 7

The cloth trade was responsible for about 90 per cent of the value of English exports

finished cloth dominated the trade

An increasing proportion of the finished cloth was exported from London through the Merchant Adventurers

Question 8

The Merchant Adventurers

Answer 8

Founded in 1407 and dominated by members of the Mercers Company, the wealthiest and most influential company of the City of London

Question 9

Trade laws and treaties

Answer 9

The Crown’s approach to trade during Henry VII’s reign had little consistency.
Henry was clearly interested in maximising customs revenue. However, it was equally clear that he was quite prepared to sacrifice revenue and trade in the interests of securing the dynasty

Question 10

Trade laws and treaties

Answer 10

Henry also passed the navigation acts of 1485 and 1489
The objective of this was to encourage English shipping