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21 Cards in this Set
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Treaty of tours |
1444 |
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What year did Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou marry? |
1445 |
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When was Cade's Rebellion? |
1450 |
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Who are the Yorkists and Lancastrians descendants of? |
Edward III |
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What is patronage? |
Giving power to Nobels in exchange for their loyalty |
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What are magnates? |
Powerful landowners owning areas as big as counties |
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What is bastard feudalism? |
Giving out land or money to keep peace once patronage is no longer enough |
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What year did Henry VI become king and at what age? |
1429 at 8 years old |
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What are factions? |
Splits between Nobels (sides) |
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Who negotiated the 2 year truce with France in 1444? |
William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk |
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As part of the Treaty of Tours, who was Henry VI arranged to marry and without what? |
Margaret of Anjou without a dowry |
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What is a dowry? |
Money/land etc. paid to a woman's father in exchange for marriage |
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What did Henry VI have to surrender as part of the Treaty of Tours? |
Maine |
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Why was the Treaty of Tours kept a secret? |
Because Suffolk knew that his decision to give up parts of France would be very unpopular |
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Maine was not surrendered straight away. In what year was it surrendered? |
1448 |
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What was the last area of France which belonged to England in 1461? |
Calais |
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Name some weaknesses of Henry VI |
- Had a lot of debt - Was a child king - Careless with patronage - Mental illness - Politically ruthless wife |
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Which nobels supported the giving up of France? |
William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset Cardinal Henry Beaufort |
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Which nobels did NOT support the giving up of France? |
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester Richard, Duke of York Richard Neville, Duke of Warwick |
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How many people were in Cade's army? |
46,000 |
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What name did Jack Cade take? |
John Mortimer |
