Regional Divisions Flashcards
Who were regional identities enforced by?
local government structures
How were local identities reinforced?
by saints cults which placed importance on centres of pilgrimage
What are two places where local identities are reinforced by saints cults which place importance on centres of pilgrimage?
Durham and Canterbury
What is a subsistence crisis which England seemed to have largely avoided?
when harvest failure raises food prices to such an extent that signifiant numbers of the poor die from starvation
What two rebellions occurred due to taxation?
Yorkshire Rebellion 1489
Cornish Rebellion 1497
Where did the rebels murder the Earl of Northumberland?
just outside Topcliffe near Thirsk in the North Riding of Yorskhire in April that year
According to Polydore Vergil who was Northumberland?
a victim of resentment against taxation
Who enabled the earl of northumberland to be murdered and why?
his own retainers by deserting him as punishment for his own desertion of Richard 111 in the Battle of Bosworth
How many people were involved in the Cornish Rebellion 1497?
15,000
Where were rebels halted in the Cornish Rebellion 1497?
Blackheath
Who exploited the Cornish Rebellion 1497?
Warbeck
How did the Cornish Rebellion cause a problem for Henry V11?
as in order for it to be successfully suppressed he needed to withdraw Lord Daubeney and his troops from defending the Scottish border
Who was executed for the Cornish Rebellion?
its leaders such as Lord Audley
