Struggles

Question 1

What did Henry do in response to Lovell heading north to try ambush him?

Answer 1

sent armed forces who offered pardon or excommunication and death. Lovell fled to Flanders

Question 2

What was the punishment of the Staffords

Answer 2

weren’t allowed in sanctuary for 2nd time. Humphrey executed, Thomas pardoned and remained loyal.

Question 3

why were Yorkshire already mad in 1489

Answer 3

they were suffering from a bad harvest

Question 4

how much was earned from taxing of Yorkshire

Answer 4

only 27k

Question 5

why was earl of surreys loyalty guaranteed

Answer 5

his estates in east anglia depended upon it

Question 6

what required a heavy taxation in 1497

Answer 6

an expedition north to resist Scottish invasion

Question 7

where did the Cornwall rebellion reach

Answer 7

outskirts of London with 15,000 men

Question 8

why was Henry’s response to the Cornish rebellion prolonged

Answer 8

because it didn’t have a Yorkist connection

Question 9

two places Lambert simnel received support

Answer 9

• ireland, centre of Yorkist support

- Margaret duchess of Burgundy who sent 2000 German mercenaries

Question 10

why did the simnel pretend never work

Answer 10

lacked financial support as Yorkists had lost their lands

Question 11

who did perkin warbeck pretend to be

Answer 11

richard duke of york, couldn’t be revealed as he was dead

Question 12

warbeck and france

Answer 12

charles 8th welcomed him at French court. buy 1492 100 Yorkists had joined him in Paris

Question 13

what did Henry do after Margaret of Burgundy was supporting warbeck

Answer 13

cut off all trade with Flanders despite it being vital for cloth trade

Question 14

what earl was Edmund de la pole

Answer 14

earl of Suffolk

Question 15

who was Edmund de la poles mother

Answer 15

sister of richard 3

Question 16

how was de la poles anger triggered

Answer 16

by henrys refusal to allow de la pole to inherit his fathers dukedom

Question 17

how was one punished for offending the king

Answer 17

written agreement where a noble paid for offence or paid for security for future good behaviour

Question 18

how much could fines reach up to

Answer 18

10k

Question 19

relief

Answer 19

a payment to the king when land was inherited

Question 20

livery

Answer 20

a payment to the king to recover land from wardship

Question 21

wardship

Answer 21

estate of minors was under royal control until they became of age

Question 22

how did keeping the Yorkist land influence nobles

Answer 22

nobles would behave well in the hope that their land would be returned

Question 23

2 vital necessities of raising revenue

Answer 23

• allowed him to put down any unrest

- money for his son to put down future challengers

Question 24

ordinary revenue

Answer 24

came in yearly from crown lands, feudal dues

Question 25

extraordinary revenue

Answer 25

raised in times of need from taxation or borrowing

Question 26

what did income from trade (ordinary revenue) largely depend upon

Answer 26

the relationships between European powers which was often out of henrys control

Question 27

how much did Henry bring in from wealthy subject loans

Answer 27

203k but still had to pay them back

Question 28

less justifiable ways of increasing revenue

Answer 28

selling church offices

Question 29

how did council learned in law increase revenue

Answer 29

made sure that attainders paid up

Question 30

how much did they receive yearly from French pension

Answer 30

149k

Question 31

how much bigger was the crown lands at end of his reign than in the 1450s

Answer 31

5 times bigger

Question 32

averages of income from custom duties - Henry andd Edward 4

Answer 32

Henry - 40k per annum

Edward - 70k per annum

Question 33

land income - henrys 1st year of reign and richard iii

Answer 33

Henry - 11.7k

richard - 29k

Question 34

why Henry didn’t always used tax

Answer 34

tax often based on out of date assessments of wealth

Question 35

increase of income from feudal dues

Answer 35

£350 per annum - 1487

£6000 per annum - 1507

Question 36

how much raised for war against France as benevolence

Answer 36

48.5k

Question 37

what did kings council meetings attendance look like

Answer 37

attended by small number, inside groups

Question 38

how did Henry restore royal authority in regions

Answer 38

employed regional councils in north, Wales and Ireland

Question 39

how were members of council of north decided

Answer 39

directly appointed by Henry

Question 40

role of the council of the north

Answer 40

had to defend the northern border

Question 41

how did poynings law limit Henry

Answer 41

meant direct English control outside of England was limited

Question 42

what did the JPs do?

Answer 42

• implemented social and economic statutes
• upheld public order
• rewarding informers

Question 43

who did Henry choose to be JPs

Answer 43

second rank landowners to assure loyalty and weaken power of greater nobles

Question 44

how many times did parliament meet during henrys reign

Answer 44

7 times

Question 45

what key act was parliament used to pass

Answer 45

acts of attainder

Question 46

why was parliament no longer a court of law

Answer 46

this was being fulfilled by council learned in law