WOTR Knowledge Tests (1455-1458) “Uneasy Peace” Flashcards
In York’s second protectorate what did he try to reduce Margaret of Anjou’s expenditure to?
10,000 marks
What was the name of the Bonvilles’ lawyer who was killed by the Courtnay’s?
Nicholas Radford
Who did Anjou make Keeper of the Privy Seal in 1456?
Laurence Booth (her private secretary)
Who did Anjou make treasurer of England in 1456?
Earl of Shrewsbury, then Wiltshire in 1458
Over which castle did Edmund Tudor seize from York in 1456?
Carmarthan Castle
Who seized the castle back from Tudor, for York?
William Herbert and Walter Devereux
In what month and year did the mayor of Coventry had to intervene to stop Somerset from attacking York?
December 1456
In 1457, Henry VI have what castle to Pembroke but the Yorkists refused to surrender it?
Denbigh Castle
What date was Loveday?
25th March 1458
How much did York pay for compensation to Somerset’s widow?
5,000 marks
In October 1458 what acts of piracy did Warwick carry out?
Attacked Castillon Fleet and raided the Hanseatic league
What were commissions of array, when did Margaret issue them and why?
Conscription was issued in 1457 to defend the king from the Yorkists
Who did the Queen ally herself with following 1455?
Sworn enemies of York from blood feuds including the sons of those who had fell at St Albans - Henry Beaufort Duke of Somerset, Henry Percy Duke of Northumberland and Lord Clifford
Why was Warwick powerful during this time?
He remained Captain of Calais as it was loyal to him and he had supporters in both Kent and London for his control over the Channel
What sign was there that war was not inevitable?
Despite the growing factions, many nobles did not pick a side and Council continued to run
What was happening in London that showed that law and order was suffering and why was this?
Riots broke out in London and magnates even began paying pirates to plunder foreign shipping because Margaret was more concerned with strengthening her allies (e.g. attempting to arrange a marriage between Somerset and a Scottish Princess) than running the country.
What happened on Love Day?
Both factions walked arm in arm into St Paul’s Cathedral
How many men did both sides bring to Love Day?
York 400
Salisbury 500
Warwick 600
Somerset 800
Northumberland, Egremont, Clifford 1,500
Why was there a deep divide between Warwick and Anjou?
She tried to have him charged with piracy but he came to London with 600 men and the charges failed. However, he was ambushed by one of the kitchen staff in the royal kitchens who tried to impale him on a spit.
Anjou knew there would be conflict in Autumn 1458, what did she do?
Left court to travel to Lancashire and Cheshire to gather support
