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HENRY VII
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- 1Who was Henry's mother?Lady Margaret Beauford
- 2Where was he brought up?Pembroke castle
- 3Where was Henry in exile before his reign?Brittany
- 4When did Henry become King?Battle of Bosworth 22nd August 1485
- 5What were his main aims as King?1) remain king
2) create policies to secure and strengthen his dynasty - 6who was he declared King by?Lord Stanley
- 7What did he do to make his reign more impressive?declared that it started on the 21st August so he could try anyone who fought for Richard as a traitor
- 8what did Henry not do when he became king?march straight into London
- 9When did the first parliament meet?7th november (to know that Henry was the king not by the will of parliament)
- 10what did the business of the first parliament include?1) declaration of the King's title 2) acts of attainder 3) financial matters 4) legislation ensuring public peace
- 11When did Henry marry and why was it significant?Elizabeth of York, 18th January united houses of York and Lancaster
- 12What were the trouble in the midlands and north 1485-6?Lovel and Stafford brothers broke sanctuary in Colchester, dispersed rebels, arrested and sent to tower (except Lovell)
- 13What happened in Yorkshire 1489?Caused by H's demands for money, they resented counties exempt from tax, 2 rebellions but both squashed
- 14What happened in Cornwall 1497?provoked by financial concerns (a heavy tax), showed Henry still not strong
- 15Why was there trouble in Wales?Vaughans and Herberts attempted to lead a Yorkshire rebellion, planned to kill Henry, put down by Rhys Ap Thomas
- 16Who did Lambert Simnel claim to be?Richard of York (younger prince in the tower)
- 17Who was Simnel's accomplice?priest Richard Symonds
- 18Where did Simnel gain a lot of support?Ireland and Margaret of Burgundy
- 19What happened in the 1487 Battle of StokeLancashire, Simnel received less support than he expected, 12,000 vs 8,000
- 20What is the battle of stoke considered?the last engagement of the war of the roses
- 21what happened to Symonds and Simnel?Symonds = imprisoned for life, and Simnel made a turnspit then falconer
- 22Who did Perkin Warbeck claim to be?Richard, Duke of York
- 23Who did Warbeck gain recognition from?Ireland, Charles VIII, Margaret of Burgundy, Maximillian, James IV
- 24What did Warbeck do in july 1945?attempt an invasion of England but it was a massive fail as he didnt even get off the boat
- 25What did Warbeck do in 1496?attempted a second invasion but didnt receive any support south of the border and retreated
- 26What happened to Warbeck?he fled to sanctuary in an abbey in Hampshire and made full confession. henry treated him kindly but then conspired again so then hanged and beheaded
- 27Who was the chief Yorkist claimant to the throne in 1499?Edmund de la Pole (the earl of suffolk)
- 28What happened with Edmund de la Pole?he fled to France, relations were imprisoned and attained and then Philip of Burgundy was forced to give him over, promised not to execute him
- 29What were henry's personal strengths when it came to ruling over his kingdom?spoke several languages and had close group of loyal friends
- 30What were henry's personal weaknesses when it came to ruling over his kingdom?no formal experience, never attended English court, not developed effective relationship with nation and knew little of the country
- 31how much nobility was there during his reign?50-60 men
- 32how much land did the gentry own in england?15-20%
- 33what did the gentry consist of?knights, esquires and gentlemen
- 34what did the churchmen consist of?curates, chantry priests, bishops, abbots
- 35what did the commoners consist of?shop keepers, skilled tradesmen, yeomen, husbandmen and labourers
- 36what did henry do to bring the number of the nobility under control?refrained from creating lords (only 3)
- 37how many marquess, viscounts and barons did henry make during his reign?1 marquess (quickly taken away) 1 viscount and 8 barons
- 38what is the example of how henry controlled the marriage of nobility?Katherine Woodville married 3rd husband without royal permission and fined £2000
- 39what were the four men that benefitted from henry's use of patronage?Edmund Dudley, Jasper Tudor, the Earl of Oxford and George Talbot
- 40what was an act of attainder?the loss of rights when a man was convicted by parliament of treason or any other serious crime
- 41how did henry use acts of attainder?in a cat and mouse way
- 42what is an example of how henry punished using acts of attainder?sir william stanley, £9000 fine but then executed
- 43what were financial threats?written agreements where someone is forced to pay a lump sum of money as security for future good behaviour
- 44what is an example of how henry used financial threats?the bishop of worcester had to promise to pay £2000 if his loyalty was ever in question and promise not to leave the country
- 45what was the problem of retaining?henry needed the private armies to quell rebellions
- 46what is a famous example of retaining?the earl of oxford- the king complimented him for putting on an impressive show of his troops and then fined him £10,000
- 47what were the main functions of the king's council?to advise the king over matters of state, to administer law and order and to act in the prosecution of nobles
- 48how many were in active membership of the king's council?40
- 49what were two prominent councillors?Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley
- 50what was the function of the court of requests?to deal with those that could not afford the high cost of the normal court system
- 51what was the function of the court of general surveyors?checking the revenues from the crown estates
- 52what was the function of the court of the star chamber?to deal with issue of retaining
- 53what was the purpose of the king's court?to give elaborate ceremonies and public spectacles
- 54what was henry's most infamous committee?the council learned in law
(responsible for keeping up to date with wardship, marriage and payments, and collection of feudal dues) - 55why was the council learned in law criticised?because it worked without a jury
- 56why did parliament ever meet?to grant taxes and pass laws
- 57how many times did parliament meet during henry's reign?7
- 58what were the main 4 factors of central government?1) king's council
2) king's court
3) council learned in law
4) parliament - 59what were the 3 main institutions for regional government?1) council of the north
2) wales
3) ireland - 60what was the responsibility of the council of the north and where was it based?the guard against an attack from scotland and yorkshire
- 61what did wales consist of?the principality and the marcher lordships (they had the right to raise their own troops)
- 62who did henry appoint to govern wales?Jasper Tudor and Rhys ap Thomas
- 63who was made lord lieutenant and deputy of Ireland?Prince henry and sir edward poynings
- 64what was the rebellious area of ireland?ulster
- 65what did Poyning revert to in Ireland?the traditional policy of ruling through Irish Chieftains
- 66how was local government organised under henry?the sheriffs and JPs
- 67how were sheriffs appointed?annually from among local landowners
- 68what were sheriffs responsible for?arrest, detention and prosecution of criminals (also or organising the local militia)
- 69how were jps appointed?annually from among the local landowners with each county having 18
- 70what were jps responsible for?defence of public order and dispensing justice to the criminals
- 71how were jps power limited?they had to rely on local officials and their decision could be overridden by the assize courts or the king
- 72what did henry rely on to organise his finances and then return back to?exchequer and then the chamber system
- 73why was the exchequer not seen as effective?it was slow as employed its own officials
- 74what was the chamber system?part of royal household and under direct supervision of the king
- 75what was the revenue from the crown lands in 1486 and 1508?£11,700 and £42,000
- 76who filled the most important role of treasurer of the chamber?thomas lovell and sir john heron
- 77what were the 4 incomes of ordinary revenue?custom duties, crown lands, feudal dues and profits of justice
- 78what were the 7 incomes of ordinary revenue?parliamentary subsidies, loans, benevolences, feudal obligations, clerical taxes and the french pension
- 79what type of country was england?agricultural
- 80what was industry dominated by?wool and cloth
- 81why was the wool industry considered domestic?the cleaning and dyeing of the wool could be completed outside
- 82what were 5 other industries common in england?mining, metal working, leatherwork, shipbuilding and papermaking
- 83what were main imports from other countries?wine and wood from france, iron from spain and cod from scandanavia
- 84how much of trade was internal?90-95%
- 85how many inhabitants did London have?50,000
- 86what were the merchants known as that formed trading companies?the Merchant Adventurers- came to dominate the local economy and controlled trade
- 87how many statues did parliament pass concerned with economic matters?50
- 88what was the most important influence on economic activity?harvest
- 89what was enclosure?the fencing off of land and the abolition of all common rights over it
- 90why was enclosure bad?it could lead to the eviction of families, depopulation and vagabondage
- 91why was english wool popular?it was of the highest quality and in great demand in european markets
- 92what were the three main areas where woollen cloth was manufactured?the west riding of yorkshire, east anglia and the west country
- 93what was another fabric industry?linen- making use of local flax in lancashire
- 94how did henry change the coinage?introduced new denominations in gold and silver and new designs
- 95how did henry try to change trade in foreign ships?navigations acts of 1485-86 which forbade goods to be loaded onto foreign ships if english ones were available
- 96how did henry develop shipping?encouraged merchants to build ships of at least 80 tonnes so they would be effective fighting ships
- 97what was the centre of english wool trade?antwerp
- 98what trade embargos were there during his reign?against Margaret of Burgundy and the netherlands
- 99what was the 1506 malus intercursus?new trading agreement with burgundy heavily in england's favour
- 100what was the consequence of the malus intercurus?philip died soon after the treaty was agreed so was never put into practice- reverted to magnus intercursus
- 101where was henry especially keen to develop trade with?italy (florence)
attempt to counter influence of the venetians - 102how successful was henry's strategy with the venetians?success! they were distracted by the italian wars and had no time to waste on a petty commercial squabble- english able to take advantage of situation and increase their trade in the mediterranean
- 103what area of trade was henry less successful with?commercial activities in the baltic
- 104what did the 1489 treaty with denmark state?gave england the right to fish in icelandic waters
- 105was henry's trade policy successful?did not greatly improve his financial position and english trade was still on a small scale
- 106who was the first explorer under henry and what did they find?John Cabot- somewhere in Newfoundland (died on the way home)
- 107who was the second explorer under henry and what did they find?Sebastian Cabot
Hudson Bay - 108what were henry's 4 foreign policy aims?to secure his throne, achieve international recognition of his kingship, promote prosperity in england and maintain prestige whilst keeping costs down
- 109what was henry's relationship with brittany at the start of his reign?he owed Francis a lot for his exile
- 110what was henry's relationship with scotland at the start of his reign?feared scots would invade
- 111what was henry's relationship with ireland at the start of his reign?henry only controlled the area around dublin
- 112what was henry's relationship with France at the start of his reign?Charles had also provided Henry shelter during his exile which would cause problems with Brittany
- 113what was henry's relationship with HRE at the start of his reign?max alarmed at henry becoming king because he had been supported by france
- 114what was henry's relationship with the pope at the start of his reign?gave him support right from the start
- 115what was henry's relationship with burgandy at the start of his reign?Margaret was a big enemy
- 116what was the problem of brittany?battle between france and brittany- moral obligation but france had given him financial support, had to compromise and be an intermediacy
- 117what figure in england caused henry trouble with his foreign policy?lambert simnel
- 118what was the 1492 treaty of etaples?treaty with france where charles promised to pay income
- 119what area of france did henry capture?boulogne
- 120what was the 1489 treaty of medina del campo?agreement of marriage between arthur and catherine
- 121what was the problem with james iv?he gave support to warbeck- scottish relations had always been tense
- 122what was the 1497 truce of ayton?marriage of james to margaret (henry's eldest daughter) but depended on the continuation of good relations with france (as scotland had ancient pact with france)
- 123what was the significant event in 1501 that effected foreign policy?the marriage of prince arthur to catherine
- 124what happened in 1502 that rocked foreign policy?the death of prince arthur- parents insisted she marry henry
- 125what happened in feb 1503 that majorly affected henry?the death of his wife liz
- 126who did henry consider as a wife after liz's death?joanna of naples, margaret of savoy or joanna of castile and burgundy
- 127what were the relations with burgundy in 1505?philip forced to take refuge in england, handed over suffolk
- 128why did relations with spain deteriorate?ferdinand became in control of burgundy and refused marriage proposal of henry and joanna of castile, also refused to send the rest of catherine's dowry
- 129what was the 1508 league of cambrai?anti venetian alliance- left henry isolated but didnt threaten any vital interests
- 130what was the modus vivendi?a working understanding with the church between the king and the pope
- 131how much clergy did the church consist of?10,000 regular and 35,000 secular
- 132what were some problems with the church?priests poorly educated and illiterate, pluralism, neglect and criminal activity by clergymen
- 133what was the church in village life?the focal point and the priest most respected member of the community, all followed church calendar
- 134what was henry's relationship with the church?did not try to reform or question, total orthodoxy
- 135who were some bishops during henry's reign?John Morton- Canterbury, Richard Fox- Winchester, William Warham- London
- 136how did people believe they were saved from sin?earning indulgences where they would go to purgatory and confess their sins, pilgrimage to a shrine of a saint
- 137what the central religious experience of the church?holy communion
- 138what was transubstantiation?where catholics would take bread and wine (the blood and body of christ)
- 139when the dying would leave money to the church what would this effect?funded church building projects
- 140what was an important element of religious life?confraternity- religious guild or lay brotherhood
- 141what did the confraternity do?provide funeral costs, pay chaplains for masses and make charitable donations
- 142what were 3 religious orders that also existed?monastic order (benedictines, cistercians and carthusians), friars and nunneries
- 143who were the lollards?secret underground group that believed christianity should be based on the bible and everyone should own their own. priest not needed and dont believe in transubstantiation
- 144what was humanism?based on the rediscovery of latin and greek texts, forward thinking, in search for knowledge,
- 145who was considered the most famous humanist scholar?erasmus
- 146what was the most significant development of the period?arrival of printing press (Chaucer's canterbury tales)
made use by spreading propaganda denouncing the rule of Richard III - 147how many new grammar schools were founded between 1460 and 1509?53
- 148what was the most popular art form of the period?drama
- 149what is the most important surviving source of music in this period?the eton choirbook, compiled around 1505
- 150who were two really important composers?Thomas Browne and Robert Faryfax
- 151what were some instruments from this period?trumpets, shawms, recorders and lutes
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