henry vii key dates and statistics

Question 1

What % of Henry’s annual income was the French pension?

Answer 1

5%

Question 2

How many noble families had bonds and recognisances against them? How many did Richard III have?

Answer 2

36/62
1

Question 3

How many times was parliament called? How many of these times were in his first 10 years and how many in his last 14 years?

Answer 3

7
5
2 (increased power)

Question 4

How much did feudal dues per annum rise from 1487 to 1507?

Answer 4

£350 to £6000

Question 5

How much larger were crown lands by the end of Henry’s reign?

Answer 5

5x

Question 6

What was Henry’s crown land income? What was Richard III’s in comparison?

Answer 6

£40,000
£25,000

Question 7

How many bishops and lawyers were appointed to the church? And how many theologians?

Answer 7

Bishops and lawyers- 16
Theologians- 6

Question 8

How many people were given the order of the garter?

Answer 8

37

Question 9

How many attainders were issued? And how many of these were after 1504?

Answer 9

138
51

Question 10

In 1506, how much was Lord Burgavenny fined for illegal retaining?

Answer 10

£70,000

Question 11

What was Henry’s total annual income? How much was the King of France’s and the Holy Roman Emperor’s in comparison?

Answer 11

£113,000
King of France- £800,000
Holy Roman Emperor’s- £1,100,000

Question 12

When did Henry beat Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth and become King?

Answer 12

22nd August 1485

Question 13

When did Henry date the beginning of his reign with parliament?

Answer 13

21st August 1485

Question 14

When did Henry marry Elizabeth of York?

Answer 14

1486

Question 15

Lovell Rebellion

Answer 15

1486

Question 16

Breton Crisis

Answer 16

1487

Question 17

Lambert Simnell threat

Answer 17

1486-1487

Question 18

Perkin Warbeck threat

Answer 18

1492-1499

Question 19

Treaty of Redon

Answer 19

1489

Question 20

Treaty of Medina del Campo

Answer 20

1489

Question 21

Treaty of Etaples

Answer 21

1492

Question 22

Intercursus Magnus

Answer 22

1496

Question 23

Council Learned introduced

Answer 23

1495

Question 24

Privy Chamber created

Answer 24

1495

Question 25

Cornish Rebellion

Answer 25

1497

Question 26

Perkin Warbeck captured

Answer 26

1497

Question 27

Treaty of Ayton

Answer 27

1497

Question 28

Edmund died

Answer 28

1500

Question 29

Prince Arthur died

Answer 29

1502

Question 30

Queen Elizabeth of York died

Answer 30

1503

Question 31

Treaty of Windsor

Answer 31

1506

Question 32

Henry VII dies

Answer 32

1509

Question 33

What did the 1504 act fine for each person illegally retained per month?

Answer 33

£5

Question 34

The two Navigation Acts?

Answer 34

1485 1489

Question 35

Trade embargo with Burgundy

Answer 35

1493

Question 36

What fraction of churches were being rebuilt?

Answer 36

2/3

Question 37

What % of adult males were monks?

Answer 37

1%

Question 38

How many religious communities were there?

Answer 38

900

Question 39

How many new grammar schools were founded between 1460 and 1509?

Answer 39

53

Question 40

How many mercenaries did Margaret of Burgundy provide Lambert Simnell to invade England?

Answer 40

2000

Question 41

How many councillors attended Henry? And how many were his closest advisors?

Answer 41

227 6-7

Question 42

Treaty of Perpetual Peace

Answer 42

1502

Question 43

Intercursus Malus

Answer 43

1506

Question 44

In 1505, how much money was given to Philip to give Edmund de la Pole back?

Answer 44

£138,000

Question 45

In 1505-09 how much money was given to Maximilian to help get Edmund de la Pole back?

Answer 45

£200,000 - £350,000

Question 46

How many attainders were put on Edmund de la Pole in one single action?

Answer 46

51

Question 47

How much money did Henry raise via benevolences in 1491 to take his army to France?

Answer 47

£48,000

Question 48

How much was levied via feudal dues for the knighting of Arthur in 1504?

Answer 48

£30,000

Question 49

When Henry called parliament asking for money for the Breton Crisis, how much did he ask for and how much did he get?

Answer 49

£90,000 £40,000

Question 50

How much did Henry raise from loans throughout his reign?

Answer 50

£203,000