York and Somerset, 1451-1453 Flashcards

1
Q

Which influential group at the heart of government did Somerset control?

A

King’s household

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2
Q

Who did the king’s household fear would destroy them if they did not protect Somerset?

A

Richard of York

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3
Q

Which group favoured Richard of York and was hostile to the household, as demonstrated in 1450?

A

The ‘mob’

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4
Q

What annual annuity did Queen Margaret personally pay to Edmund Beaufort from November 1451 onwards?

A

100 marks

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5
Q

Which influential family of later York supporters remained loyal to the court until 1453?

A

Nevilles

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6
Q

Who, along with the Earl of Devon, was the only significant noble supporter of York before 1453?

A

Duke of Norfolk

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7
Q

Which loyal supporter of Richard of York was attainted at the Reading parliament in 1453?

A

Sir William Oldhall

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8
Q

What did much of the nobility think was the nature of York’s quarrel with Somerset despite his protestations?

A

personal

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9
Q

Who distrusted York’s claim to be speaking for the ‘commonweal’ of the ‘communitas’?

A

Lords

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10
Q

When did York raise an army from the Welsh border that marched to London against royal orders?

A

Early 1452

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11
Q

At which place was Richard of York forced to surrender to royal forces in March 1452?

A

Dartford

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12
Q

Where was York forced to take a humiliating public oath of allegiance to Henry VI after Dartford in 1452?

A

St Paul’s Cathedral

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13
Q

In the early part of what year did Somerset and Henry VI tour England punishing York’s supporters from the Dartford incident?

A

1453

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14
Q

When had Somerset been granted the post of Lieutenant of France to replace York?

A

1447

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15
Q

Which major Norman city did Somerset surrender in October 1449 in order to secure his personal freedom?

A

Rouen

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16
Q

Who was the third son of Edward III through whom both Henry VI and Somerset could claim descent?

A

John of Gaunt

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17
Q

Who was the mother of York through which he could claim descent from the second son of Edward III, Lionel of Clarence?

A

Anne Mortimer

18
Q

Which supporter of York’s was sent to the Tower in May 1451 for suggesting in parliament that York be formally recognised as Henry VI’s heir?

A

Thomas Young

19
Q

How much money was York entitled to in an annual annuity from the exchequer?

A

£1,000

20
Q

How much money was Somerset entitled to in an annual annuity from the exchequer?

A

£2,000

21
Q

Who held most of the Beaufort lands, leaving Somerset reliant on royal favour?

A

Margaret Beaufort

22
Q

How much money was Richard of York owed after spending his own to defend France in the 1440s?

A

£38,000

23
Q

How much money had been advanced by the government to Somerset for the defence of France?

A

£25,000

24
Q

What did Somerset’s government refuse to accept even though it was done posthumously?

A

Attainder of Suffolk

25
Q

What did Somerset do in with the support of King Henry VI in Kent, January 1451?

A

Punish Jack Cade Rebels

26
Q

What feud did Somerset temporarily resolve in Coventry, September 1452?

A

Courtenay-Bonville

27
Q

Which of ‘Suffolk’s men’ were acquitted and faced no punishment?

A

Thomas Daniel and John Trevelyan

28
Q

When did the Somerset-supporting Reading Parliament happen?

A

March 1453

29
Q

What type of grant was made in the Reading Parliament showing Somerset’s control?

A

Taxation

30
Q

What was the government able block in the Reading parliament?

A

Petition for reform

31
Q

What did the government send to Gascony in 1451?

A

Limited expedition

32
Q

When was another expedition sent to Gascony after the failures in 1451?

A

Autumn 1452

33
Q

Who temporarily recovered Bordeaux for England in 1453?

A

Earl of Shrewsbury

34
Q

At what battle were the English finally and permanently defeated in Gascony in July 1453?

A

Castillon

35
Q

What was England’s sole surviving possession in France after 1453?

A

Calais

36
Q

What formal office was Somerset assigned to in 1451 to York’s great annoyance?

A

Captain of Calais

37
Q

Which territory was Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, blamed for losing by 1450?

A

Normandy

38
Q

Alleged ‘Mortimer’ associations with the leader of which rebellion had made many suspicious of York?

A

Jack Cade

39
Q

What term was used by York to describe the common good?

A

‘commonweal’

40
Q

What term was used by York to describe the collective group of the realm?

A

‘communitas’

41
Q

With whom, in 1448, was York made a joint trustee for a piece of land in Essex, suggesting at least a working relationship?

A

Somerset (Edmund Beaufort)

42
Q

What position held by York from December 1447 prevented him from personally intervening to aid his Norman affinity?

A

Lieutenant of Ireland