Questions and Answers
WhyAdidAHenryAVIIAbackdateAhisAreign?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
EffectivelyAaccusedAthoseAwhoAfoughtAonARichardAIII'sAsideAinABosworthA(22AAugustA1485)
AofAcommittingAtreason
HowAdidAHenryAVIIAuseAincentivesAtoAcontrolAtheAnobility?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
AUsedAPatronageAlessAthanAhisApredecessors;AJasperATudorAwasAmadeADukeAofABedford
-ACreatedA37AKnightsAofAtheAGarter,AwhoAwereAgivenAprestigeAbutAnotAland
-5AkeyACouncillorsAonAtheAKing'sACouncilAhadAsupportedAHenryAbeforeABosworth:ABray,A
Daubeney,AGuildford,ALovellAandARiselly
HowAdidAHenryAVIIAuseApunishmentsAtoAcontrolAtheAnobility?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
APassedA138AActsAofAAttainderAandAonlyAreversedA46
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AUsedAFeudalADues,Ae.g.ADuchessAofABuckinghamAwasAfinedA£6,000AinA1507AforAmarrying
AwithoutAHenryAVII'sApermission
-A1486AActsAofAResumptionAwithdrewACrownALandsAlostAduringAWarsAofARoses
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A1485AandA1504AActsAagainstARetaining;AnoblesAhadAtoAgainAaAlicenseApersonallyAfromAHe
nryAVIIAtoAretain
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A36AoutAofA62AnobleAfamiliesAunderABondsAandARecognisancesAbyAtheAendAofAHenryAVII'sAr
eign
CouncilALearnedAinALawA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
DealtAwithAfinancialAdebtsAandAaffairs,AbecomingAkeyAinAmaintainingAandAensuringAobedie
nce.AEmpsonAandADudley'sAuseAofAextortionAmeantAthatAHenryAVIIAbecameAunpopular-
AtheirAexecutionAinA1510AwasAgreetedAwithArejoicingAinAtheAstreets.
ParliamentA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
OnlyAcalledAParliamentA7Atimes.AHenryAVIIAwasAcoronatedAonAtheA30thAOctoberA1485Abefo
reAheAcalledAParliamentAforAtheAfirstAtimeA(7thANovemberA1485)AtoAassertAhisAauthorityAasA
aAmonarchAwhoAcouldAruleAwithoutAParliament.
CrownALandsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1486AActsAofAResumption-
AHenryAVIIAinheritedAallAtheAlandsAheldAbyAtheAHousesAofAYorkAandALancaster,AtheAEarldo
msAofARichmondAandAWarwick,AtheADuchyAofALancasterAandAtheAPrincipalityAofAWales.AByA
theAendAofAHenryAVII'sAreign,AtheAsizeAofACrownALandsAwasA5AtimesAlarger.
CustomADutiesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TaxesAonAimportedAgoods.AHenryAVIIAwasAreceivingA£40,000AperAannum.
BenevolencesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ForcedAloansAwithAnoArepayment,Ae.g.AinA1491AthisAallowedAHenryAVIIAtoAraiseA£48500AtoAt
akeAanAarmyAtoAFrance.
1486ALovellAandAStaffordsARebellionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TriedAtoAriseAupAagainstAHenryAVIIAbutAthereAwasAlittleAsupportAforAanAuprisingAinAtheAYorkis