Summary Plans Flashcards
How serious was the Yorkist threat to the reign of Henry VII
- Weakness of Henry’s position and extent of Yorkist support
- Lack of legitimacy
- Narrow power base in 1485
- Extensive Yorkist support (Carpenter contests this)
- Sir William Stanley
- Parliament of 1504 and Treaty of Windsor 1506 - Foreign Involvement
- Margaret of Burgundy supported Simnel and Warbeck
- Simnel’s multinational force
- 1487, 1495 and 1496 invasions
- BUT:
- Treaty of Etaples in 1492
- Intercursus Magnus in 1496
- Poynings’ Law
- Treaty of Medina Del Campo 1489
- Treaty of Ayton 1497- Treaty of Perpetual Peace in 1502
- Treaty of Windsor in 1506 - Plots/conspiracies were all successfully suppressed
- Stoke Field June 1487- Lincoln and Simnel
- Warbeck
- Suffolk
- Vaughan’s rebellion and Stafford & Lovell rebellion 1486
- Yorkshire rebellion 1489
- BUT:
- Fortunate at Stoke
- Warbeck longevity
- Suffolk in 1501
- Security of dynasty
What was Henry VII’s most successful domestic achievement
Intro
- Penn and unpleasant vs. Grant, Chrimes and remarkable
- Lack of legitimacy + Securing the throne and succession
- Marriage to Elizabeth of York 1486
- Crushed local support
- Nulfiied Yorkist threat
- Stoke field
- BUT:
- Illness
- Deaths of sons and wife
- 1504 parliament and the treaty of Windsor - Extension of Royal Authority (Inc. Royal finances)
- Ordinary revenue
- Crown lands
- 1508, he created the Surveyor of the King’s Prerogative
- King’s Chamber
- New Men
- JP’s, sheriffs and local councils
- Council of the North - Overcoming dynastic challenges and curbing the power of the nobility
- Financial subservience- Recognasnces and bonds
- BUT: Foreign support
- Diplomacy at Treaty of Etaples (1492) and Intercursus Magnus (1496)
- Poyning’s Law and Kildare
- Treaty of Windsor 1506
How effectively did Henry VII handle the nobility
- Dynastic challenge and ‘overmighty’ subjects
- Retaining/livery and maintenance
- Financial subservience and control
How successfully did Henry VII strengthen royal finances
- Ordinary income (Guaranteed income each year)
- Extra-ordinary income (Taxes, donations, gifts, pensions)
- Kings Chamber and expenditure
How far did he achieve Henry VII foreign policy aims/ What motivated it
- Secure international recognition of the legitimacy of his position as king
- Avoidance of war/ Protecting the realm from invasion + Securing the throne + Marriage agreements + Gain allies
- Securing trade agreements
Reasons why Edward failed to establish royal authority between 1461 and 1470
- Edward’s mistakes/ favouritism
- Power of the Earl of Warwick
- Role of Margaret of Anjou and Lancastrian resistance
Extent of success in establishing royal authority by 1470?
- Government
- Finances
- Nobles
Why did the Earl of Warwick rebel in 1469/ Reasons for the crisis of 1470
- Edward’s independence, personality and recklessness (1)
- Warwick’s ambition (2)
- Disagreements over foreign policy (3)
Reasons why Edward IV was successful in defeating the Lancastrians in 1471
- Lancastrian disunity
- Good fortune
- Edward’s leadership and skill
Compare the success of the second reign of Edward IV to the first one
- Reassertion of royal authority (Greatest success)
- Relations with the nobility and Lancastrian threat
- Foreign policy
How successfully did Edward IV deal with the nobility
- Lancastrian threat
- ‘Overmighty’ subjects and retaining
- Patronage and loyalty
Reasons why Richard III lost the throne/ Why was his reign so short-lived
- His mistakes/ ineffectiveness and unpopularity
- Support for Henry
- Battle of Bosworth and events of 1485
Why was Richard III able to secure the throne in 1483
- Speed and Ruthlessness of Richard’s actions
- Support from leading noblemen
- Lack of opposition (1)
How successful was Richard III’s government between 1483 and 1485
1 Ability/ success in winning support/ Consolidation of position as King
- Foreign policy
- Aspects of governance
