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A level History - Tudors COPY vesta > Chapter 4 - English society at the end of the fifteenth century > Flashcards

Chapter 4 - English society at the end of the fifteenth century Flashcards

1
Q

What was the system like in England?

A

Stratified

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2
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How many of the population died due to the black death in 1348-1349?

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20-40%

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3
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What did the deaths in the black death cause a shortage of?

A

Land usage and food

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4
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How many men did the peerage comprise of?

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50/60

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5
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Why was Henry VII reluctant to create new peerage titles?

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He was deeply distrustful of the nobility as a class

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6
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What was bastard feudalism?

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Wealthy magnates recruited knights and gentlemen to serve them as administrators

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7
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When was a law against retaining established?

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1487

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8
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What was under the act in 1504?

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Licences for retaining could be sought

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9
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Who was indicted for illegal retaining in 1506?

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Lord Burgavenny

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10
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How much was Lord Burgavenny fined?

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£75,550

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11
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How many attainders were passed in Henry’s reign?

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138

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12
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How many attainders were passed in 1509?

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56

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13
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Who was below the peerage?

A

Gentry

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14
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Who did the gentry sought to as confirmation of their social status?

A

Knighthoods

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15
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How many knights were there in 1490?

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375

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16
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How did the gentry posses social prestige?

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Dominating local office

17
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Who was an important figure part of the gentry?

A

Sir Reginald Bray

18
Q

What were curates an chantry priests modestly rewarded for?

A

Dealing with the spiritual needs of ordinary folk

19
Q

Who were the two important clergymen in Henry VII reign?

A

John Morton and Richard Fox

20
Q

Why was there an emergence in commoners?

A

The black death reduced the population which meant there was less demand for land and this resulted in a drop in land values

21
Q

When was the Yorkshire rebellion?

A

1489

22
Q

What sparked the Yorkshire rebellion?

A

The resentment of taxation granted in 1489

23
Q

Why was taxation granted in 1489?

A

To finance the involvement of English forces in the campaign in Brittany

24
Q

Who was murdered in the Yorkshire rebellion?

A

Earl of Northumberland

25
Q

When was the Cornish rebellion?

A

1497

26
Q

What was the Cornish rebellion triggered by?

A

The need for revenue to finance campaign against Scotland

27
Q

How many people were involved in the Cornish Rebellion?

A

150,000

28
Q

Who tried to exploit the Cornish Rebellion?

A

Perkin Warbeck

29
Q

What did Henry have to to do to ensure effective suppression of the Cornish Rebellion?

A

Withdraw Lord Daubeney and his troops from defending the Scottish border

30
Q

Who was the Cornish Rebellion crushed by?

A

Daubeny

A level History - Tudors COPY vesta (14 decks)

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