Theme 3a, Local Government Flashcards
How did Henry protect the northern borders before 1525?
Relying on powerful northern nobility to act as wardens in the northern marches such as: Dacres, Darcies, Percies and Nevilles.
How does Henry VIII protect northern borders 1513-1525?
Wolsey chooses JP’s in the north who would support royal rather than local interests.
When and who negotiates with the amicable grant rebels?
1525, Thomas Howard (Duke of Norfolk) and Charles Brandon (Duke of Suffolk).
When does Cromwell start reforming the Marcher council and Welsh council?
1525
When does Wolsey start reforming the JP’s and what does he ask them to do?
1526, he summons them to hear a lecture and asks them to fill out a 21-point questionnaire on how their area is doing.
When does Cromwell re-appoint leader of the marcher council and with who?
1534, Rowland Lee
When is marcher lordship abolished and what does it create and where?
1535, it creates English style shires in Wales
When does who put down the Lincolnshire rising?
1536, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk puts it down.
What does Henry VIII reward Charles Brandon with after the Lincolnshire rising?
Land in Lincolnshire
When does who, help stop the spread of the pilgrimage of Grace to his land?
1536, Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby stopped the spread to his lands in Lancashire.
Who lead the armies to confront the Grace of Pilgrimage and when?
1536, George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury and Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk
When does the act of union come into action and what does it do?
1536, it brings welsh law in line with Englands.
When is the council of the north reformed and how?
1536-37, they are given greater powers and run by a permanent bureaucratic council rather than local nobles.
Who was executed for participating in the Pilgrimage of Grace and when?
1536-37, Nobleman and Lord Thomas Darcy
What was Cromwell appointed and when right before his death?
1540, Earl of Essex.
When did the second act of union happen and what did it do?
1543, it strengthened council in marches and Wales and gave the council parliamentary authority.
When is Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, arrested and imprisoned?
1546-53, this lead to power vacuum in East Anglia.
When does Henry Grey and Henry Hastings crush uprisings in Leicestershire and Rutland?
1549
Who puts down the prayer book rebellion and when?
1549, Lord John Russell and Lord William Grey
When do Edward’s government give Lord Lieutenants more powers and why?
1549, after the prayer book rebellion
Who suppresses Kett’s rebellion and when?
1549, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland
When do JP’s begin to license all ale houses?
1552
When is second book of prayer released?
1552
When is John Dudley attainted and executed?
1553, for treason against Mary I
Who was involved in Wyatt’s rebellion and when? (Nobles)
1554, Henry Grey (Duke of Suffolk), Edward Courtenay (Earl of Devon)
When is Lady Jane Grey, Henry Grey and Guildford Dudley executed?
1554
When was Edward Courtenay exiled?
1555
When is Robert Dudley’s family lands restored?
1558
What act makes JP’s responsible for collecting relief of the poor and when?
1563, act for the relief of the poor
When do JP’s become responsible for fixing local wages and when?
1563, Statue of Artificers
Who is the first outsider to be made Warden of the Eastern March and when?
Henry Carey, Lord Hudson, 1568
Which nobles participate in the revolt of the Northern Earls and when?
1569, Thomas Percy, Earl of Northumberland, and Charles Neville, Earl of Westmorland -Neville attainted and fled that same year.
When was the Revolt of the Northern earls put down easily and why?
1569, The council of the North was led by Thomas Radcliffe, Earl of Sussex, and outsider.
When is Cecil promoted and to what?
1571, Lord Burghley
When is henry Percy rewarded with the earldom of Northumberland and why?
1572, after his brother is executed because he fought against him.
When are JP’s responsible for listing the poor in each parish?
1572,
When and who is the first president of the council of the north?
Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon, 1572
Which of Thomas More’s book criticises what and when?
1516, his book Utopia criticised enclosure
