henry's governance Flashcards
(24 cards)
who did henry put in power in the north originally?
Henry percy- but was limited power due to his previous support for richard III
why was henry concerned about the north?
richard III had previously been powerful and influential there- appeared to be a perfect stage posting for rebellion
who did henry place in power after henry percy in the north?
thomas howard (stanley)
who replaced thomas howard in the north?
thomas savage- AB York - favourite of henry led to the overlooking of northern families again
what did henry place in the north?
council of the north?
what was the council of the north
had admin and judicial power but was closely linked to the king’s council (kept an eye on CN)
who did henry place in power in wales?
jasper tudor until 1495 death (made earl of pembroke)
why was wales not a major concern for henry?
he was well supported and connected there
what did henry create in wales?
council of wales
who did henry appoint in the council of wales?
son arthur was made head of it put it was more of a nominal position= JT was the real power
appointed men to govern certain areas like william carlise who became the governor of SW wales e.g. constable and lieutenant of cardiganshire and breconshire
what happened to noble power in wales after JT died?
henry didn’t appoint a new peer since he was already dominant in wales governance
why was the midlands an issue for henry?
lack of dominant male heir in the north midlands= edward of warwick in tower and buckingham young
what happened in the midlands?
didn’t assert a new tudor peer= issues between william willoughby and lord grey codnor and was put down by placing recognisances on both of them= 1488 rebelled again
who did henry put in the midlands?
humphrey stanley - however murdered a local landowner= issues until 1504
who was put into power in east anglia?
john de vere
which noble family was overlooked in east anglia?
de la poles
john de la pole= reduced power in EA after his son, lincoln’s, rebellion in 1487
also were members of house of york through their mother
edmund de la pole reduved from duke of suffolk to earl but was still loyal and fought against rebels in cornish rebellion
who did henry place in the southeast?
giles daubeney, edward courtenay and richard willoughby
what were the issues with the southeast?
the men appt felt unrewarded, had been with henry and supporting since early in his regime, they did little to prevent rebel advancements to LDN
may have played a role in lord audley’s later issues - due to diminuition of power in SE
why did the southwest require little governance?
close to london where king’s council was and didn’t need a major noble role
who was initially dominant in ireland?
gerald fitzgerald, e of kildare + henry’s deputy
what did henry then do that annoyed gerald fitzgerald?
restored thomas butler, e of ormond, chief rival
may have played a role in his later support for limnel
1492 removed him as deputy
who was appointed into power in ireland in 1494?
prince henry was made the lord lieutenant of ireland = nominal position
edward poynings made lord deputy
what did edward poynings do in ireland?
put down rebellion by earl of kildare’s brother
attempted to assert poynings law to assert dominance against irish in the future - all english laws applied to irish
what happened with poying’s law?
1496 became apparent - was not working = poyning was sent back to england and earl of kildare was restored
