WOTR Knowledge Tests (1450-1455) “Causes” Flashcards

1
Q

What year was the Treaty of Tours?

A

1444

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2
Q

In 1447 what position was York given?

A

Lieutenant of Ireland

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3
Q

Where in France did Somerset try and capture, which restarted the war with France?

A

Fougeres

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4
Q

When Somerset was captured in France, in 1450, he agreed to surrender Caen, how much did Henry VI pay for his release?

A

300,000 ecus

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5
Q

How much debt was the country in by 1450?

A

£372,000

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6
Q

The crown’s income had fallen from £120,000 in the reign of Henry IV to what under Henry VI?

A

£45,000

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7
Q

Who had placed a trade embargo on English cloth?

A

Burgundy

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8
Q

How many unemployed soldiers returned from the wars in France?

A

5000

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9
Q

Who did Suffolk try to arrange a marriage for his son to?

A

Margaret Beaufort

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10
Q

How much money did the Crown owe York?

A

£38,000

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11
Q

Who rebelled in January 1450?

A

Thomas Cheyne

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12
Q

What month was Cade’s rebellion?

A

May 1450

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13
Q

How many rebels were involved in Cade’s rebellion?

A

46000

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14
Q

Where did Henry VI flee to during Cade’s rebellion?

A

Kenilworth Castle

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15
Q

How many years did Henry banish Suffolk instead of executing him?

A

5 years

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16
Q

What month did York issue his 2 bills?

A

September 1450

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17
Q

Who issued a bill in parliament to make York heir in May 1451?

A

Thomas Young

18
Q

What year was Somerset made Captain of Calais?

A

1451

19
Q

Who joined York at Dartford?

A

Earl of Devon and Lord Cobham

20
Q

What former Neville position, was given to William Percy in 1452?

A

Bishop of Carlisle

21
Q

Who did Thomas Neville marry in 1453 that led to a conflict with Northumberland (Percy)?

A

Maud Stanhope

22
Q

Who was killed at the battle of Castillon in 1453?

A

John Talbot

23
Q

Where in France did Henry VI still have land, after the battle of Castillon?

A

Calais

24
Q

What month and year did Anjou have a son?

A

October 1453

25
Q

What positions has belonged to Warwick, but was given to Somerset by Henry in 1453?

A

Lordship of Glamorgan

26
Q

In March 1454, who died and forced the Council to appoint a protector?

A

Archbishop of Canterbury, (Chancellor)

27
Q

What month and year was York’s first protectorate started?

A

March 1454

28
Q

Whose death triggered the announcement of York’s Protectorate?

A

Cardinal Kemp

29
Q

Who did York appoint to Chancellor after the death of John Kemp?

A

Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury

30
Q

York reduced household expenditure from £24,000 to what?

A

£5193

31
Q

Who was locked up by York for ransacking Neville properties in May 1454?

A

Richard Percy and Lord Egremont

32
Q

What month and year did York’s first protectorate end?

A

February 1455

33
Q

In what month in 1455 was there a Council held, that York, Salisbury, and Warwick were excluded from?

A

May - Council at Leicester

34
Q

Who did Henry make Chancellor when he removed York as Protectorate?

A

Viscount Bourchier

35
Q

Who was made treasurer after York’s First protectorate had ended?

A

Wiltshire (Queen’s favourite)

36
Q

How many men did York have at the First Battle of St Albans?

A

3000

37
Q

Who was killed at St Albans?

A

Somerset, Clifford, Northumberland

38
Q

What month was there a Parliament held after St Albans?

A

July

39
Q

What positions was York given after St Albans?

A

Constable of England

40
Q

Who was made Captain of Calais after St Albans?

A

Warwick

41
Q

Who was made treasurer after First Battle of St Albans?

A

Lord Bourchier

42
Q

When did York’s second protectorate start and end?

A

Started November 1455 and ended February 1456