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• Who was Henry VII's mother?

  Margaret Beaufort
• When was Henry VII born?

  1457
• Where did Henry VII spend his exile?

  Brittany
• When was the Battle of Bosworth?


  August 1485
• Who also had a claim to the throne when Henry VII became King?

  Earl of Lincoln and Earl of Suffolk
• Why did Henry VII backdate his reign?

  So he could punish those who had fought against him with treason
• To When did Henry VII date his reign?

  21st August 1485
• Why was Henry VII's coronation fast?


  Had to assert himself as a legitimate heir
• In what order did Henry VII hold the coronation, meet with parliament and marry?

  Coronation, Parliament, Marriage
• Who did Henry VII marry?

  Elizabeth of York
• When did Henry VII embark on his Royal Progress?

  April 1486
• What title was Sir William Stanley rewarded with for the Battle of Bosworth?

  Lord Chamberlain
• Who had authority in Wales under Henry VII?

  Jasper Tudor
• What were attainders?


  Used to seizes titles and possessions of nobles he suspected
• How many attainders were passed during Henry VII's reign?

  138 (46 reversed)
• What was Patronage?


  Rewarding nobles with land
• How was the number of nobles during Henry's reign affected?

  Decreased by one-quarter
• What was retaining?


  Noblemen keeping a large number of men as personal staff
• What honoury title could be rewarded to nobles?

  Order of the Garter
• When were laws passed against illegal retaining?

  1485 and 1504
• What did Henry VII use to control nobles?

  Financial Bonds
• How much was Lord Burgavenny fined for illegal retaining?

  £70, 000
• What did Henry VII establish as the royal debt collector?

  The Council Learned in Law
• How did Henry VII use parliament?

  Sparingly
• How many men did Henry VII's Royal Court officially include?

  227
• What was the Court of Audit used for?

  Monitoring government spending
• When was the star Chamber Act?

  1487
• What was the Court of Star Chamber?

  Prosecuted anyone who behaved in a rebellious manner. Came to be used as a Court of appeal.
• When did Henry use the Act of Resumption to reclaim all Crown Lands?

  1486
• What was relief?


  Paid by an heir when he received inheritance
• What was Livery?


  Payment made by a ward upon reaching adulthood
• What were customs duties?

  Paid on goods entering or leaving the country.
• What were legal dues?

  Money from fines made by people appearing at court
• What were loans and benevolences?

  The Kings right to ask for financial help in emergencies
• How did Henry VII exploit feudal dues?

  1504, £30,000 from Parliament for knighthood of late Prince Arthur
• What were clerical taxes?

  Taxes levied from the Church as 'gifts
• Who were the pretenders that rebelled against Henry VII?

  Simnel and Warbeck
• When was the Simnel rebellion?

  1487
• What brought the Simnel rebellion status?

  Lord Lovell and the Earl of lincoln
• What foreign support did the Simnel rebellion have?

  2000 German mercenaries from Margaret of Burgundy and men from Earl of Kildare