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Who was Henry VII's mother? - (ANSWER)Margaret Beaufort
When was Henry VII born? - (ANSWER)1457
Where did Henry VII spend his exile? - (ANSWER)Brittany
When was the Battle of Bosworth? - (ANSWER)August 1485
Who also had a claim to the throne when Henry VII became King? - (ANSWER)Earl of
Lincoln and Earl of Suffolk
Why did Henry VII backdate his reign? - (ANSWER)So he could punish those who had fought
against him with treason
To When did Henry VII date his reign? - (ANSWER)21st August 1485
Why was Henry VII's coronation fast? - (ANSWER)Had to assert himself as a legitimate heir
In what order did Henry VII hold the coronation, meet with parliament and marry? -
(ANSWER)Coronation, Parliament, Marriage
Who did Henry VII marry? - (ANSWER)Elizabeth of York
When did Henry VII embark on his Royal Progress? - (ANSWER)April 1486
,What title was Sir William Stanley rewarded with for the Battle of Bosworth? -
(ANSWER)Lord Chamberlain
Who had authority in Wales under Henry VII? - (ANSWER)Jasper Tudor
What were attainders? - (ANSWER)Used to seizes titles and possessions of nobles he suspected
How many attainders were passed during Henry VII's reign? - (ANSWER)138 (46 reversed)
What was Patronage? - (ANSWER)Rewarding nobles with land
How was the number of nobles during Henry's reign affected? - (ANSWER)Decreased by one-
quarter
What was retaining? - (ANSWER)Noblemen keeping a large number of men as personal staff
What honoury title could be rewarded to nobles? - (ANSWER)Order of the Garter
When were laws passed against illegal retaining? - (ANSWER)1485 and 1504
What did Henry VII use to control nobles? - (ANSWER)Financial Bonds
How much was Lord Burgavenny fined for illegal retaining? - (ANSWER)£70, 000
What did Henry VII establish as the royal debt collector? - (ANSWER)The Council Learned in
Law
, How did Henry VII use parliament? - (ANSWER)Sparingly
How many men did Henry VII's Royal Court officially include? - (ANSWER)227
What was the Court of Audit used for? - (ANSWER)Monitoring government spending
When was the star Chamber Act? - (ANSWER)1487
What was the Court of Star Chamber? - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)1486
What was relief? - (ANSWER)Paid by an heir when he received inheritance
What was Livery? - (ANSWER)Payment made by a ward upon reaching adulthood
What were customs duties? - (ANSWER)Paid on goods entering or leaving the country.
What were legal dues? - (ANSWER)Money from fines made by people appearing at court
What were loans and benevolences? - (ANSWER)The Kings right to ask for financial help in
emergencies
How did Henry VII exploit feudal dues? - (ANSWER)1504, £30,000 from Parliament for
knighthood of late Prince Arthur
What were clerical taxes? - (ANSWER)Taxes levied from the Church as 'gifts'
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Who was Henry VII's mother? - (ANSWER)Margaret Beaufort
When was Henry VII born? - (ANSWER)1457
Where did Henry VII spend his exile? - (ANSWER)Brittany
When was the Battle of Bosworth? - (ANSWER)August 1485
Who also had a claim to the throne when Henry VII became King? - (ANSWER)Earl of
Lincoln and Earl of Suffolk
Why did Henry VII backdate his reign? - (ANSWER)So he could punish those who had fought
against him with treason
To When did Henry VII date his reign? - (ANSWER)21st August 1485
Why was Henry VII's coronation fast? - (ANSWER)Had to assert himself as a legitimate heir
In what order did Henry VII hold the coronation, meet with parliament and marry? -
(ANSWER)Coronation, Parliament, Marriage
Who did Henry VII marry? - (ANSWER)Elizabeth of York
When did Henry VII embark on his Royal Progress? - (ANSWER)April 1486
,What title was Sir William Stanley rewarded with for the Battle of Bosworth? -
(ANSWER)Lord Chamberlain
Who had authority in Wales under Henry VII? - (ANSWER)Jasper Tudor
What were attainders? - (ANSWER)Used to seizes titles and possessions of nobles he suspected
How many attainders were passed during Henry VII's reign? - (ANSWER)138 (46 reversed)
What was Patronage? - (ANSWER)Rewarding nobles with land
How was the number of nobles during Henry's reign affected? - (ANSWER)Decreased by one-
quarter
What was retaining? - (ANSWER)Noblemen keeping a large number of men as personal staff
What honoury title could be rewarded to nobles? - (ANSWER)Order of the Garter
When were laws passed against illegal retaining? - (ANSWER)1485 and 1504
What did Henry VII use to control nobles? - (ANSWER)Financial Bonds
How much was Lord Burgavenny fined for illegal retaining? - (ANSWER)£70, 000
What did Henry VII establish as the royal debt collector? - (ANSWER)The Council Learned in
Law
, How did Henry VII use parliament? - (ANSWER)Sparingly
How many men did Henry VII's Royal Court officially include? - (ANSWER)227
What was the Court of Audit used for? - (ANSWER)Monitoring government spending
When was the star Chamber Act? - (ANSWER)1487
What was the Court of Star Chamber? - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)1486
What was relief? - (ANSWER)Paid by an heir when he received inheritance
What was Livery? - (ANSWER)Payment made by a ward upon reaching adulthood
What were customs duties? - (ANSWER)Paid on goods entering or leaving the country.
What were legal dues? - (ANSWER)Money from fines made by people appearing at court
What were loans and benevolences? - (ANSWER)The Kings right to ask for financial help in
emergencies
How did Henry VII exploit feudal dues? - (ANSWER)1504, £30,000 from Parliament for
knighthood of late Prince Arthur
What were clerical taxes? - (ANSWER)Taxes levied from the Church as 'gifts'
