henry 7th society
Cards (8)
- what was society like in henry 7th
- layerd
- fuedal system
- growth of the bourgoise
- economic pressure following the black death as 1/3 of the population died in 1348
- the heirarchy started at the king
- on church heirarchy - arch bishops, bishop,clergyman
- on magneside - gentory, yeoman then citizens
- what was the nobility
- peerage
- 50-60 men in the nobility
- died and replaced yet kept the land
- reluctant to reate new tules
- however was distustful of the nobility
- earl of oxofrd and lord daubeny had political influence
- bonds and recognisation
- what is bastard fuedalism
- also known as retaining
- potential for unlawful influences in court cases
- the peasents gave food and services
- knights gave military protection
- noels king money and protection
- the king in return gave land which was passed down
- henry dosent want people to owerthrown
- what is the crown action
- 1486- peirs take an owth against illegal raiting yet it wasnt defined
- 1487- act of parliment
- 1507- act of parliment needed a lisence and couldbe fined
- 1506 -lord bergabenny illegal finded £100,000 only payed £100
- What was henry tatics to deal with the nobility
- wanted impose of ruthless impartiallity
- nobels had to learn to accept obidence, loyalty and services to their king
- if henry could gain control over the nobilit after decades of social unrest
- what is the carrott and stick method
- patronage and demotion
- shrinking the size of the nobility
- order of the garter
- financial penalties
- retaining
- what was the gentry
- landowners
- sir reginold bray wanted knighthoods
- 1490- 375 knights
- assist in administration of localities
- according to john guy gentry own 15-20% of land
- what were the churchmen
- spiritual role
- landowners
- lower level: not well paid
- abbots: imortant figures, sit in house of laws and had politcal roles.
- pope martin 5th- king of england rather the pope governed the church of england
- less socially exclusive