origins of conflict 1450-1459

• what was england's main export in 1450? wool
• how many gentry families were in england? 3000
• how many nobles helped the king rule? 60
• who was the political centre of the realm? the king
• what was the economy centred on? agricultural land
• what was england's religion? roman catholic
• why was the north more militarised? threat of scottish invasion
• who ruled over ireland? combination of anglo-irish lords
• what kind of social heirarchy was england descibed as? bastard feudalism
• what did parliament consist of? the house of lords and commons
• who ruled over wales? england
• when did henry vi become king? 1422
• who was the previous ruler of england? henry v
• when did henry vi start exercising his authority? 1437
• how old was henry when he became king? 2 years old
• how old was henry when he started exercising authority? 15 years old
• who ruled as regent in henry's place? bedford
• what were the costs of the royal household in 1450? £24,000
• what was the royal income in 1450? £5000
• what were the royal revenues in 1450? £40,000
• what were the royal revenues in 1399? £120,000
• why were the royal revenues so low war? land grants and court spending
• what families were both granted the duchy of cornwall by henry vi? bonville and courtenay
• when was the stewardship of the duchy of cornwall granted? 1437
• what part of his own land did henry give out to his inner circle? duchy of lancaster
• how many land grants of land and property were there between 1437 and 1450? 192
• of the 169 recipients of land grants in the years 1437 to 1450, how many had been members of the king's household? 74
• what happened in the shires? the nobility and gentry enacted personal feuds
• what did king henry vi not do? descend into the shires
• what major families did henry vi cause resentment between? nevilles and percies
• whose manor house was broken into by armed men in 1448? john paston
• who did the duke of suffolk convince the king to relese in 1448? sir robert harcourt
• what did sir robert harcourt do? murdered richard stafford
• who was richard stafford? the duke of buckingham's son
• when did somerset replace york as lieutenant of france? 1445
• what role did somerset replace york as in 1445? lieutenant of france
• who ruled by common assent? cardinal beaufort and duke of suffolk
• who else was in suffolk's affinity? buckingham, exeter, somerset
• who opposed suffolk and the 1445 cessation of maine? duke of gloucester
• what was the duke of gloucester charged with at parliament in 1447? treason