The Effects Of Rebellion On Government And Society: Social And Economic Reforms And Measure Taken TO Strength Royal Authority Flashcards
What measure were taken by the Edwardian government in 1549-1550 introduced several measures to help the poor?
The Subsidy and Vagrancy Acts were repealed and an Enclosure Act was passed that restricted landlords manorial rights over the commons and wasteland of les than 3 acres, further Acts fixed grain prices, prohibited exports and maintained arable lands
What measures were taken by the Elizabethan council in repose to the Oxfordshire rising in 1596?
All bishops were ordered to give sermons that advertised the good work the government was doing inhaling the poor and wealthier subjected were reminded of the Christian duty to organise special charity collections and two acts were also passed to alleviate social distress
How did King Henry VII establish additional legal powers to deal with nobles after the Simnel rebellion in 1487?
With the Star Chamber Act
What did King Henry VII do to play a key role in the restoration of order?
Built up close ties with county families, and have over 30 families holding heir land by knight service to the king, which means they held land for the king but ogled to do knight service
What did King Henry VII do to get rid of the Earl of Suffolk, Edmund, who appeared to be conspiring against the king between 1501 and 1506?
Henry improvised him in the Tower, and 51 attainders were issued to suppress Suffolk’s supporters and strength the Crown politically and financially
In response to the Pilgrimage of Grace what did Henry and Cromwell decide to reform?
The Council of the North and the administration of the marches (the lands that bordered either Wales or Scotland) and the appointment of local lesser gentry as deputy wardens and purged the bench of magistrates who had shown sympathy towards the rebels
Did a parliament ever emmet in the North, which Henry promised after the Pilgrimage of Grace?
No
What as the reforms to the county military, commissions of the peace and Council of the North after the Northern Earls’ rebellion?
All parties were ordered to keep a list of men aged between sixteen and 60 who were eligible for military service, and parishes were insured ti improve the quality and size of the county muster
What happened to the lands of Kildare and his supporters after the Silken Thomas?
Granted lands to English loyalist
How much did Henry spend dealing with the Silken Thomas rebellion compared to Edward spent dealing with rebellions in 1549?
Henry VIII spent £40,000 while Edward £27,000
