Yorkshire Tax Flashcards
Dates
1489
What was “The Great Tax”
A tax that was demanded to be paid.
Parliament voted and allowed Henry £100,000 to meet the costs of campaign against France.
Traditional Southern/ North funding divide
South funded wars with France.
North funded defence of borders against Scotland.
Exemptions?
Northumberland, Westmorland and Northern Counties were exempted due to poverty.
What impacted protestors
They had been affected by a bad harvest in 1488.
It was also unpopular that Henry Percy (Earl of Northumberland) was collecting the taxes.
How did Yorkshiremen feel
Yorkshiremen felt as though it was not their concern to pay taxes to fund Brittany.
Tax officers were often assaulted.
Role of Earl of Northumberland
Met with rebels, he was killed 28th April 1489.
Rebels asked for a pardon which was denied.
Role of Earl of Surrey
Led an army of ~8,000 men.
Rebel leaders
‘a Chambre’- yeoman of York was hanged for treason.
Sir John Egremont- became a new rebel leader but was unreliable and fled to Duchess of Burgundy.
Duration
Over within a month
Rebels organisation
Yorkshire rebels not organised, no manifestos or demands were issued.
Impact on people
Additional tax was a burden especially as poor harvests had increased poverty further.
Henry then enforced an autocratic rule.
Did rebels succeed
£27,000 was raised but no further taxes were collected or introduced.
Impact on Foreign Policy
War with France frozen, Anglo- French invasions strained.
Treaty of Redon signed February 1489 promising Brittany and military support against French aggression.
Impact on North
Thomas Howard- Earl of Surrey made Lord Lieutenant in the North.
Tudor council of the North established.
Henry faced no further significant rebellions in the North
