Handling the nobility

• examples of nobles being rewarded for loyalty

  John de Vere - Earl of Oxford

  Lord Stanley - Earl of Derby

  Sir William Stanley - Lord Chamberlain
• show how John Morton was rewarded

  became Lord Chancellor, then AB of C 1486
• why was John Morton rewarded?

  warned H 7 of Rich 3 attempting to arrest and remove him from Brittany (1485)
• how could H 7 punish those at BoB?

  Back dating reign (to 21st Aug 1485) - then imposed Acts of Attainder
• who did H 7 imprison in the tower of london and why?

  Earl of Warwick - had a better claim than him
• who was Earl of Warwick?

  nephew of Rich 3 and Ed 4
• evidence of Henry rewarding for loyalty and information


  1495, H paid Sir Robert Clifford £500 for providing information that adverted an extremely dangerous conspiracy that might have ended the Tudor dynasty despite being prior involvement in the Perkin Warbeck scheme
• why was William Stanley's involvement in the PW scheme so threatening?

  had been made a knight of the garter

  was Lord Chamberlain, access to King and knew him well

  wealthy enough to turn a Yorkist rising into a serious challenge to the monarchy

  (had £10,000 of gold coin in bags)

  as Lord Chamberlain, he arranged 'audiences' (who could and couldn't meet with the king)
• why was H7 reluctant to execute Stanley

  wanted to avoid antagonising his mother and stepfather, but feared that showing clemency, he would endanger himself through encouraging potential conspirators
• in relation to the PW threat, what did H7 do at the end of 1494

  sent a new team of agents to Flanders, to discover what the Yorkists were planning and persuade Robert Clifford and William Barley to return by offering a full pardon
• give another example of how H7 used fines rather than punishments

  E. of Northumberland assaulted a royal ward - had to pay £10,000 for misconduct
• patronage


  giving positions of power, titles and land as a result of good service and loyalty from the nobility
• for what 2 reasons did H7 give patronage


  support at bosworth

  good service
• example of H7 giving patronage for support at bosworth

  Sir William Stanley (provided 3000 men) - Lord Chamberlain,
• example of H7 giving patronage for good service

  Giles Lord Daubeney was Lieutenant of Calais from 1487
• order of the garter

  given to king's closest servants (nobles) brought prestige not power
• how many knights of the garter did H7 create

  37
• who was made knight of the garter

  Bray, Daubeney, Oxford
• king's council


  inner circle of gov, gave most trusted nobles political influence
• how long was John Morton a chancellor in the king's council

  14 years (1486-1500)
• how long was the Earl of Surrey treasurer for in the king's council

  21 years (1501-1522)
• great council


  off shoot of parliament, noblemen called to meet by king in states of emergency
• how many meetings of the great council were called in total

  5
• when did H7 call the great council for money for war (+ how much)

  1496, (£126,000 for war in scotland)
• acts of attainder


  reversible acts that took away titles and land from noble families
• who was earl of Surrey

  Thomas Howard
• how was surrey attainted then reversed

  - fought for Rich 3 at BoB

  - imprisoned in Twr of Ldn

  - had chance to escape during LS threat but didn't

  - swore an oath of allegiance

  - released

  - restored to Earl of Surrey

  - quelled Yorkshire rebellion, rewarded with old estates
• who was the earl of surrey

  Thomas Howard
• who was howard before he was Earl of Surrey

  Duke of Norfolk
• what did H7 never reinstate Howard as.

  Duke of Norfolk.
• how many Acts of Attainder did H7 pass compared to Ed 4

  138 vs 140
• how many acts of attainder did H7 reverse compared to Ed 4

  46 vs 42
• what were different about H7's Acts of Attainder

  they had special terms / harsh terms on lower ranks / payments required for reversal
• example of special terms for acts of attainder

  Thomas Tyrell had to pay £1738 for his and his father's reversal
• bonds


  written agreements, people promise to pay sum if they fail to carry out promise
• recognisance


  formal acknowledgement of a debt / obligation that already exists with the understanding to pay money if the obligation is not met
• give example about Thomas Grey Marquis of Dorset and bonds


  -defected from H7 camp (1485)

  - required to transfer all but 2 manors to trustees

  - give a recognisance for £1000

  -find others to pay £10,000 on his behalf
• when was Thomas Grey's agreements cancelled and why

  1499 after he helped quell the cornish rebellion
• during H7's reign, how many nobles families gave b / r to H7 compared to Yorkist rule

  36 out of 62 vs 1
• importance of bonds and recognisances

  - secured loyalty of enemies

  - protect Henry financially in the future

  - nobles wouldn't have funds to raise a rebellion