royal finances Flashcards
3 ways henry restored royal finances
reorganising financial adminsitration
exploiting sources of ordinary revenue
increasing income from extraordinary revenue
how many tax revolts were there
2
tax revolts
yorkshire
cornish
why was there a tax revolt
king expected to “live off his own”
when was the yorkshire tax revolt
1489
what started the yorkshire tax revolt
north being told they had to pay tax even though they were normally exempt
why did henry vii tax the north
needed money to aid brittany against france
what did henry do rather than negotiate with at yorkshire
sent a tax collector
who was the tax collector henry vii sent
earl of northumblerland
what happened to the tax collector henry vii sent
he was murdered
yorkshire tax revolt overall
rising defeated quickly but no tax was collected from Yorkshire