extra facts-Government

Question 1

When was the Treaty of Etaples?

Answer 1

1492

Question 2

How much did tonnage & poundage raise by the end of Henrys reign?

Answer 2

£34,000-£38,000 (1509)

Question 3

What did Margret Condon argue Henry created in his government?

Answer 3

“a division of military elites”

Question 4

From 1504-07 how much fines were anticipated?

Answer 4

£200,000

Question 5

how much did the lands from Prince Arthur bring in after his death for Henry?

Answer 5

£6,000 a year

Question 6

What office did Henry sell twice?

Answer 6

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Question 7

How much did Henry sell the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas office for ?

Answer 7

£330

Question 8

Who paid £1,000 for Master of the Rolls?

Answer 8

John Yonge

Question 9

How much did John Yonge pay for Master of the Rolls?

Answer 9

£1,000

Question 10

How much in plate and jewels did Henry leave in cash?

Answer 10

£300,000 - Plate

£10,000 Jewels

Question 11

During his whole reign, how much did Henry receive from extraordinary tax?

Answer 11

£400,000

Question 12

How much did land income from 1487-1509?

Answer 12

£12,000-£42,000

Question 13

Which 2 treasurers increased land income?

Answer 13

Thomas Lovell

Sir John Heron

Question 14

What 13th century text was examined by court and lawyers?

Answer 14

“Prerogrative Regis”

Question 15

Why did the court and lawyers examine the 13th century text “Prerogative Regis”?

Answer 15

To find precedents for levying fees deriving from the prerogative and feudal powers

Question 16

What part of law was cut in 1489 which meant that landowners could no longer avoid tax on a deceased persons estate?

Answer 16

“Statute of Uses”

Question 17

In 1504 how much did Parliament refuse and grant in taxes?

Answer 17

Refused £90,000

-Gave £40,000

Question 18

What did the Star Chamber deal with?

Answer 18

Lawlessness & anti-retaining laws

-10 nobles

Question 19

Who did David Loades argue was Henrys most trusted advisor?

Answer 19

His mother ,Lady Margret Beaufort

Question 20

What was Thomas Penn’s opinion of the Council Learned in the law?

Answer 20

Thomas Penn believed the council Learned in the Law “instilled fear and frustration as it bypassed the legal system “

Question 21

How many times was parliament called

1) First 10 years
2) last 14 years
3) all together

Answer 21

1) 5
2) 2
3) 7

Question 22

How much through Henrys reign did he gain from 1/15ths and 1/10ths?

Answer 22

Yielded £203,000

Question 23

How many times were 1/15th’s and 1/10ths used?

Answer 23

4 times

Question 24

In the first 10 years of Henrys reign, how much of royal income did the chamber handle?

Answer 24

25%

Question 25

Who were the 2 main enemies of Empson & Dudley?

Answer 25

1) Bishop Fox | 2) Sir Thomas Lovell

Question 26

How many times did JP's meet a year?

Answer 26

4

Question 27

What were the functions of parliament?

Answer 27

1) to pass laws | 2) grant taxation to the king

Question 28

How many men did Thomas Lovell, a "new man" amass for the Scottish expedition?

Answer 28

493

Question 29

In what year was a Stanley fined for illegally retaining?

Answer 29

1506

Question 30

in 1506 who much was Stanley fined for illegally retaining?

Answer 30

£245,610

Question 31

In 1506 why was Stanley fined £245,610 for illegally retaining?

Answer 31

HE failed to register his entire retinue

Question 32

How many knights of the garter were there originally and how many did Henry v11 have?

Answer 32

1) 25 | 2) 37

Question 33

Why did Henry create more positions in the Knight of the Garter?

Answer 33

cheaper than granting a title of lands for rewards

Question 34

When was the Order of the Garter founded?

Answer 34

1348

Question 35

Why was the Order of the Garter so highly remarked?

Answer 35

highest most coveted order of chivalry

Question 36

What was patronage?

Answer 36

Gifts

Question 37

Who was patronage given to?

Answer 37

Lower men

Question 38

Why was patronage given to lower men?

Answer 38

to create loyal subjects who owed their wealth to Henry and depended on the crown

Question 39

What is the Earl Of Surreys real name?

Answer 39

Thomas Howard

Question 40

In what year did William Stanley conspire with Perkin Warbeck?

Answer 40

1495

Question 41

How much per year did Henry V11 generate through wards& marriages?

Answer 41

£350-£6,000

Question 42

What title was given to Jaspar Tudor

Answer 42

Duke of Bedford

Question 43

What year was the anti-retaining law?

Answer 43

1504

Question 44

What was the role of Chancellor Morton?

Answer 44

To ask for money and encourage prompt payment

Question 45

In which year was Henry made tennant-in-chief so that landowners lands could be exploited?

Answer 45

1501

Question 46

Who was the Surveyor of the Kings Prerogative in 1508?

Answer 46

Sir Edward Belknap

Question 47

What did Sir Edward Belknap do in 1497?

Answer 47

Helped put down Cornish rebels

Question 48

How did Henrys consultations with the Great Council reflect he was fair to the nobility?

Answer 48

Henry used the Great Council to consult the nobility

Question 49

How did Henry use the expedition in France to his advantage with the nobility?

Answer 49

He united the barons against the common enemy

Question 50

What happened when Henry confiscated the Earl of Warwicks lands without a magnate as a central figure of control?

Answer 50

Sir Henry Willoughby & Lord Grey declared war on each other as no magnate to oversee situation

Question 51

How much did Edmund de la pole have to pay to claim his brothers lands?

Answer 51

£5,000

Question 52

What title did Henry give Edmund de la Pole ?

Answer 52

Earl of Suffolk

Question 53

Why was Edmund de la Pole angry with his title of Earl of Suffolk?

Answer 53

His father was a duke

Question 54

Who was the man who had to pay £2,000 for his fathers lands?

Answer 54

Son of Robert Fitzwater

Question 55

What was the quote of Edmund Dudley relating to Henry?

Answer 55

Henry wished "To have many persons in his danger at his pleasure"

Question 56

What did knights of the garter wear?

Answer 56

a light blue silk garter & gold buckle