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what system did society follow
feudal
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feudal system
monarch
at top
then landowners and clergy
then
labourers
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which groups grew during the
15th
century
professional
and
mercantile
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what places experienced increasing importance
London
provincial cities (
Norwich
,
Bristol
)
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what increased social mobility
the
black death
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when was the
black death
1348-49
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when were outbreaks of the
black death
frequent until
1378
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what did later outbreaks of the black death do to the population
reduced to a
half
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when did things start to recover
1450s
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where did
peers
hold positions
house of lords
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types of peer
duke
marquis
earl
viscount
baron
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how many men in peerage
50-60
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name 2 peers
Henry VII
trusted
Earl of Oxford
Lord Daubeney
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what did
Oxford
do to gain
Henry's
trust
led troops at
Bosworth
and
Stoke
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how did
Daubeney
gain the king's favour
rebelled against
Rich
1483
fled to
Brittany
fought at
BoB
led forces in
Cornish
rebellion
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what position did
Daubeney
acquire
Lord Chamberlain
1495
(after Will Stanley betrayed)
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what was
bastard feudalism
retaining
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retaining
wealthy
magnates
recruiting knights as
administrators
or accountants or soldiers
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why was
bastard feudalism
a problem
could bring an unlawful influence on others in a court case or use them against the
crown
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why was
retaining
important
used to maintain the
crown's
security
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when were acts passed to limit retaining
1487
+
1504
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example of retaining fine
Lord Bergavenny
,
1507
fined
£100,000
(probably only paid £1000)
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recognisance
and retaining example
E. of Devon
, gave recognisance to not retain illegally, broke it
1506
, forced to pay
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what did the
1504
Retaining Act
do
King could grant licences to retain or else
£5
per month per retainer
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1486
retaining act
Peers
and
MPs
had to take oath not to retain illegally (though what was meant by illegal was conveniently undefined)
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how many
knights
were there in
1490
500
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peers and knights together owned what
percent
of land
15-20%
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what did the greater
gentry
have
knighthood
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example of important gentry member
Sir Reginald Bray
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where were
bishops
and
abbots
entitled to sit
house of lords
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which bishopric did
Richard Fox
receive in
1487
Exeter
(+ lord Keeper of the
Great Seal
)
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who were the
middling sort
top
commoners
, rich craftsmen and merchants
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who were the middling sort in the countryside
yeomen
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what allowed for the emergence of the
yeomen
as landowning farmers
black death
,
decrease
in
pop
. reduced demand for land, cheaper land
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what position were
husbandmen
in society
below
Yeomen
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what was the
peasantry
made up of
yeomen
and
husbandmen
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who had an insecure position in society
labourers
who depended on sale of their labour for income
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