Rewarding Of Loyalty

Question 1

What were the three main ways Henry VII rewarded loyalty?

Answer 1

Patronage
Membership onto the King’s Council
Membership onto the Order of the Garter

Question 2

What was patronage? And what did it not include?

Answer 2

Involved the giving of money or titles to create a bond of loyalty between Henry VII and his subjects
ONLY money/titles - no land was given as he wasn’t risking any new challenges

Question 3

What was the Order of the Garter?

Answer 3

A prestigious group of 37 knights
Ultimate mark of respect - not necessarily powerful

Question 4

Name three members from the Order of the Garter

Answer 4

Reginald Bray
Edmund Dudley
John De Vere