Society and regional control

• What was Henry to Ireland?

  The lord
• What did lord lieutenant do?

  Overlooked Ireland
• What did the lord deputy do?

  Ruled over Ireland
• Which area of Ireland did Henry have control over?

  The pale - 50 miles around Dublin
• Who was the rest of Ireland controlled by?

  Anglo-Irish lords and chieftains (most powerful families being Butlers and Geraldines)
• Who was the lord deputy?

  The earl of Kildare but his title was removed in 1492 after supporting Warbeck and Simnel
• When did Sir Edward Poynings become lord lieutenant?

  1494
• What was Poyning's law?

  Any laws in England also applied to Ireland
• Why was the earl of Kildare reinstated?

  Ireland wasn't being controlled
• When was the council of the north set up?

  1472
• When was the council of wales and marches set up?

  1471
• Who governed Wales?

  Henry's uncle Jasper Tudor
• When did Arthur become in charge of the Council of Wales and Marches?

  1493
• What was engrossment?

  Landowners taking away common land
• What was enclosure?


  Strips of farming land taken away and turned into open fields for sheep grazing
• What percentage of England was enclosed?

  Less than 3%
• When was enclosure banned?

  1489 legislation to protect the crown not the people being evicted