Wars of the Roses Causes

Question 1

1443

Answer 1

hostility between york and the beauforsts over Gascony

Question 2

May 1444

Answer 2

Truce of Tours

Question 3

Nov 1449

Answer 3

Gives up Rouen without resistance, it had cost 1000 english lives, York was captain of rouen

Question 4

1450

Answer 4

Formigny

Question 5

1453

Answer 5

Castillon

Question 6

Counter against France being main cause

Answer 6

Recovery of the crown 1452-56

Question 7

Henry Debts

Answer 7

Owed £372,000 by 1450 including £38,000 to Richard

Question 8

Mental collapse

Answer 8

Clarendon July 1453 for 15 months “a useful political vegetable”

Question 9

Somerset and Suffolk, (Henry)

Answer 9

Given huge patronage for example Somerset was made Captain of Calais in 1554 despite his defeat in France

Question 10

Easily dominated

Answer 10

Suffolk, Somerset, Gloucester, his wife

Question 11

Historiography on Henry

Answer 11

McFarlane “undermighty king”

Question 12

Ambition of York Historiography

Answer 12

“insaitable ambition” Weir and Watts

Question 13

Counter against York

Answer 13

Repeatedly submits himself, giving up position as protector in 1554, submiting himself at St Albans 1555 Dartford had 3000 men outside london but still pledges allegiance

Question 14

Percy Neville Feud

Answer 14

May 1453 Salisbury’s house sacked

Question 15

York Somerset feud

Answer 15

over patronage, 1443 expedition conduct of war ect

Question 16

Other Feuds

Answer 16

Courtnay Bonville

Question 17

Margaret controlling

Answer 17

Controls her husband “she wolf “a real bitch on wheels” (Maurer)

Question 18

Margarets actions

Answer 18

Calls the ‘Great Council’ June 1459 triggering war with York, Salisbury and Warwick
Parliment of Devils Dec 1459 acts of attainder but war had already started with the battle of Blore Heath

Question 19

Counter for Margaret

Answer 19

Woman in a mans world and should have been controlled by Henry