Henry VII's governance of the realm, 1486-1499

Question 1

What in 1494 decreed that only the king had the power to summon an Irish parliament and approve the passing of laws?

Answer 1

Poyning’s law

Question 2

What resulted in 1494 from the reorganisation of Irish government with Sir Edmund Poynings in charge but collapsed by 1496?

Answer 2

Council in Ireland

Question 3

Which prominent Welshman appointed to govern south-west Wales for the Council?

Answer 3

Sir Rhys ap Thomas

Question 4

What was effectively headed by Jasper Tudor until his death in 1495?

Answer 4

Council in Wales and the Marches

Question 5

Which Bishop of Carlisle was appointed by the king to enforce his rights in the north and effectively spy on the council?

Answer 5

William Sever

Question 6

Which English soldier, administrator and diplomat of gentry origins was made a Knight of the Garter and Lord Deputy of Ireland (1494-96)?

Answer 6

Sir Edward Poynings

Question 7

What was ruled first by Henry Percy until 1489 and then by Thomas Howard, although he was not a northern power?

Answer 7

Council of the North

Question 8

In his 24 year reign how many times did Henry VII summon parliament?

Answer 8

Seven

Question 9

Which second son from the gentry was created a Knight of the Garter, became Treasurer and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster?

Answer 9

Sir Reginald Bray

Question 10

What name is given to Henry VII’s chief advisers and servants from the ranks of lesser landowners or gentry or professions?

Answer 10

‘New men’

Question 11

Who became Lord Admiral, Constable of the Tower of London and Lord Great Chamberlain of England with much else?

Answer 11

John de Vere

Question 12

Which uncle of Henry VII and new Duke of Bedford was a key councillor to Henry VII until his death in 1495?

Answer 12

Jasper Tudor

Question 13

Which principal secretary to Henry VII and Lord Privy Seal became bishop of Exeter in 1487?

Answer 13

Richard Foxe

Question 14

Income from what increased from £29,000 in 1485 to £42,000 in 1509?

Answer 14

Crown lands

Question 15

What aspect of income did not greatly increase despite efforts by Henry VII?

Answer 15

Customs duties

Question 16

138 of what were passed in Henry VII’s reign compared to 140 by Edward IV and 104 by Richard III?

Answer 16

Attainders

Question 17

What did Henry VII undertake by act of parliament in 1486 but was careful not to alienate too many nobles?

Answer 17

Resumption

Question 18

What did Henry VII gain each year from his French pension agreed by the treaty of Etaples?

Answer 18

£5,000

Question 19

Who was archbishop of Canterbury from 1486 and chancellor from 1487?

Answer 19

John Morton

Question 20

The relative power of what in the localities continued to decline as Justices of the Peace became more important?

Answer 20

Sheriffs

Question 21

What were formal acknowledgements of actual debts or other obligations that already existed?

Answer 21

Recognisances

Question 22

Which administrator and financial agent of King Henry VII collected debts owed to the king?

Answer 22

Edmund Dudley

Question 23

Who played a large role in financial matters for Henry VII and was hated by the nobility?

Answer 23

Richard Empson

Question 24

What did Henry VII attempt to curb in 1485, 1487 and 1504?

Answer 24

Retaining

Question 25

What were over half of the peerage in Henry’s reign obliged to give to the crown?

Answer 25

Bonds

Question 26

What was bestowed on 37 loyal subjects by Henry VII and was cheap as no land was attached?

Answer 26

Order of the Garter

Question 27

What did Henry VII lack which reduced the potential for overmighty subjects?

Answer 27

Male relatives

Question 28

What was the enormous total of the bonds raised by the Marquis of Dorset’s friends in 1491 so that he could remain free?

Answer 28

£10,000

Question 29

In what year was the loophole over ‘lawful’ retaining was partly closed and was accompanied by a recognisance?

Answer 29

1487

Question 30

Who did Henry VII demand a recognisance of £10,000 from in 1485 almost immediately after Bosworth?

Answer 30

Viscount Beaumont

Question 31

How many bonds were collected In the first decade of Henry VII’s kingship?

Answer 31

191

Question 32

What did receipts from bonds rise from £3000 in 1493 to in 1505?

Answer 32

£35,000

Question 33

Who became Lord Admiral, chief steward of the Duchy of Lancaster and constable of the Tower in 1485?

Answer 33

John de Vere

Question 34

Which southerner was put in charge of the Council of the North after Henry Percy’s death in 1489?

Answer 34

Thomas Howard

Question 35

The 1486 Act of Resumption reclaimed all Crown lands and properties granted away since when?

Answer 35

1455

Question 36

In what year did Henry VII reduce some of the trade privileges, such as immunity from taxation, enjoyed by foreign merchants?

Answer 36

1496

Question 37

Annual income from what increased from only £350 in 1487 to £6,000 by 1507?

Answer 37

Feudal dues

Question 38

Whose attainder brought £9,000 to the crown in cash and an additional £1,000 per year?

Answer 38

Sir William Stanley

Question 39

How many times did Henry VII request parliamentary grants to assist him in war?

Answer 39

Three

Question 40

When did Henry VII raise a forced loan of £48,500 to assist him in an intended defence of Brittany?

Answer 40

1491

Question 41

Approximately how much did Henry VII request in forced loans in 1496 to combat Warbeck and the Scots?

Answer 41

£10,000

Question 42

In what year did the English Church grant Henry VII £25,000 towards the cost of the French war?

Answer 42

1489

Question 43

Which hated organisation was established by Henry VII to supervise bonds and recognisances?

Answer 43

Council Learned in the Law

Question 44

In which English region did a lack of a dominant figure cause chaos in Henry VII’s reign?

Answer 44

North Midlands

Question 45

In which English region did John de Vere become the dominant figure in Henry VII’s reign?

Answer 45

East Anglia

Question 46

In which English region was Sir Giles Daubeney made Baron Daubeney in 1486 and became dominant?

Answer 46

South West

Question 47

Whose rise to dominance in Buckinghamshire led to an short-lived outbreak of gentry violence in 1494?

Answer 47

Edmund Hampden

Question 48

Which prominent and trusted courtier of Henry VII became a significant figure in Kent?

Answer 48

Sir Richard Guildford

Question 49

The size of the nobility declined by approximately what percentage in Henry VII’s reign?

Answer 49

Twenty-five percent

Question 50

Which noble was restored to dominance in Ireland after Poynings was recalled to England in 1496?

Answer 50

Gerald FitzGerald