edward 4 - money Flashcards
(22 cards)
how did edward respond to the bullion crisis in the 1460s?
he put an unpopular form of income tax in action
when was the 1st recoinage in england? how much did the make the crown over the next 2 year?
1464
£20,000
what kind of international policy did edward have in place in the 1460s? when was there no buying of english wool?
protectionist international trade policy?
1464/5
what did edwards protectionist policy start? how did duke philip react therefore?
detrimental to flanders, trade war with burgundy
- embargo on english goods
when did the trade war with burgundy end and why?
1467, edward was seeking an alliance with burgundy
when was edward given tax levied by the pope? what was this meant to fund?
1464
crusade
crown revenue was up to what by the end of edwards reign in 83?
£60k - £70k
what did introducing chamber finances mean? what did it ensure edward had?
bills/debst met, didnt run out of money
- more control and access to funds, more streamlined
what did he do to the royal household wage bill, enabling edward to what?
decreased them, ‘live of his own’
post treaty of picquigny, the french pension was what from what?
£10k, 1475
edward was heavily involved in trade, finanncing his own what?
merchant ships
how did exports in the 70s compare to those of the 60s? which industrusties expanded? why was this?
70s 2x the 60s
cloth/wine
fr/bur treaties
what was cutsoms revenue in 71 vs 83
24k
34k
what did edward introduce in ports
royal surveyors of customs duties
what is land held by the crown called? what happened to it? how was this granted out?
royal demense land
increased
patronage royal estate
what are benevolences? when were they used?
73, 74, 81
response to war circumstances
- forced loans/gifts
what increased revenue through fines
justice system
between when and when wss their an increase in price of rental income
1471 and 1509
in the late 1970s there were major works on which castles?
nottingham/windsor
edward proposed a failed bid of what for what?
£3k for diamonds
by when was edward struggling to match his income, but what? what did this mean was needed?
1483, never defaulted on paymenst and credit stayed good
- parliament taxes
by edwards death, a lot of money had gone to what?
scottish war
