topic 6 Flashcards
month and year henry was crowned king
october 1485
month and year henry married elizabeth of york
january 1486
why did henry have to ask for a papal dispensation to marry
Elizabeth of York?
she was a distant cousin
Why did Henry marry elizabeth of york after he was crowned?
So that it could not be claimed he owed the crown to his wife
Give the month and year of the Lovell and Stafford conspiracy.
July 1486
Where did the unrest come from and where was the rebellion?
(lovell and staffford)
Dissatisfied Yorkists who had supported Richard rebelled in the
Midlands and north
give the month and year Prince Arthur was born.
september 1486
Give the month and year of Simnel’s Rebellion.
June 1487
Who sent a force of 2.000 mercenaries and money to support the simnel rebellion?
Margaret of Burgundy
What was the major battle of Simnel’s Rebellion?
the battle of stoke
Why are there similarities drawn from the battle of stoke to the Battle of
Bosworth?
A weak claimant to the throne had been able to attract widespread
support and bring the king to battle. Just like at Bosworth many of
henry’s men held back from fighting until the outcome became
apparent and at first it was not clear who would win - victory took
3 hours
Give the month and year of the Yorkshire Rebellion.
April 1489
What war did the Yorkshire men not want to pay for?
War in France
Who was murdered when he went to collect the tax?
The Earl of Northumberland
Month and year of cornish rebellion
May 1497
What war did the Cornish men not want to pay for?
War in Scotland
Which impoverished noble supported cornish rebellion?
lord audley
Give the years that Warbeck was active in his campaign to take
the throne as a pretender’,
1491-1499
The signing of what treaty between England and France forced
Warbeck to move to Flanders?
Treaty of Etaples
James IV of Scotland turned his back on Warbeck eventually
and offered a marriage between himself and who else?
Henry’s daughter Margaret
Give the month and year that Warbeck surrenders.
October 1497
What happened to Warbeck in November 1499?
He was hung
Give the month and year Prince Arthur died.
April 1502, his wife died in 1503
Why did arthur’s death have an impact on Edmund de la Pole and his
Yorkist plot?
Because the future dynasty now rested on 10 year old Prince Henry
Where did Edmund de la Pole flee to in 1499?
france
Whose family and familial connections did Henry pass 51 Acts
of Attainder against in 1504?
Suffolk family - Henry had refused to make Edmund de la Pole the
Duke of Suffolk
Give the month and year Edmund de la Pole was imprisoned in
the Tower.
April 1506
How many Knights of the Garter did Henry create?
37
What was the fine for having illegal retainers?
£5 per month for each illegal retainer
How many councillors were there during Henry’s reign?
200
Give two men that were part of Henry’s inner group.
Morton (Lord Chancellor). Fox (Lord Privy Seal), Dynham (Lord
Treasurer)
Give the 3 smaller committees Henry VI established.
Court of Requests, Court of General Surveyors, Council Learned in
the Law
For local justice, what position did Henry develop?
JPS
What did income from crown lands rise to by 1509?
£29.000 to £42.000
how much money did feudal aid of prince arthur’s knighting bring?
£30,000
