Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
34 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
When was the marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou? |
March 1445 |
|
|
When did York's Lieutenancy end? |
September 1445 |
|
|
When was Somerset appointed Lieutenant General in France? |
December 1446 |
|
|
When was York appointed Lieutenant of Ireland |
July 1447 |
|
|
When did Maine and Anjou surrender? |
March 1448 |
|
|
When did France invade Normandy? |
April 1449 |
|
|
When did York take up his post in Ireland? |
July 1449 |
|
|
When was Suffolk exiled & murdered l |
April 1450 |
|
|
When did Cadets rebellion occur? |
May / June 1450 |
|
|
When was Normandy lost? |
August 1450 |
|
|
When did Somerset return defeated? |
August 1450 |
|
|
When did York return from Ireland? |
September 1450 |
|
|
When did Henry VI become king and at what age? |
1422 aged 9 months |
|
|
Who ruled England in Henry's infancy? |
Until 1437 the minority government ruled England. These were nobles. |
|
|
Who was initially heir presumptive until his death in 1447? |
Duke of Gloucester |
|
|
Who was Gloucester? |
He was Henry V's younger brother but not the closest blood relative. |
|
|
Who were Edmund (Earl of Richmond) and Jasper (Earl of Pembroke)? |
The sons of Henry VI's mother & Owen Tudor. Possibly illegitimate. |
|
|
Who became heir presumptive after Gloucester's death? |
Richard, Duke of York |
|
|
Who were the Beauforts? |
Prominent Lancastrian family. Major players in Hundred Years War as lacked land and wanted estates. Cardinal Beaufort (Bishop of Winchester) financed many campaigns, lending crown £200,000. Edmund Beaufort was made Duke of Somerset in 1448. |
|
|
Edmund Beaufort's title? |
Duke of Somerset |
|
|
William de la Pole's title? |
Duke of Suffolk |
|
|
How did Suffolk get his power? |
Favoured by the king |
|
|
Who resented Suffolk and why? |
York, because he felt he should have that power. |
|
|
Why did Gloucester die? |
Kept pushing for a major campaign in France however others all disagreed. In 1447 he was arrested and accused of treason. He died within days and there were rumours that Suffolk killed him. |
|
|
Who do the Paston letters criticise? |
Lord Say and William Crowmer in Kent, William Tailboys, Courtenays and Bonvilles, Northumberland and the Archbishop of York |
|
|
Why was Suffolk hated? |
Was given position of Lord Chamberlain although he was not most eligible, losses in France, didn't reverse losses, ruined finances of Britain, favoured his own people, limited King's access, increasing taxes, secret agreement about Maine being handed over in marriage, prevented William Tailboys from being murdered. |
|
|
Why did no-one criticise the king? |
Treason = death |
|
|
When was Suffolk imprisoned and for what? |
January 1450 for treason, losses in France, financial corruption, corrupting the legal system and misgovernment as well as encouraging the king of France to wage war in England |
|
|
How did Suffolk die? |
Was killed by pirates, having been spares and exiled by Henry. |
|
|
How well did Henry use patronage? |
Badly. He gave endowment to Eton and Kings college in 1440 and 1443. It became difficult to cover the costs of the king size household. |
|
|
When was the Act of Resumption passes and what was it? |
1450 and reversed his patronage. Another was passed the following year and was more successful. |
|
|
Biggest issue caused by Henry's patronage? |
Factional struggles, caused by Henry giving some families more than others. |
|
|
Who hate hate hated each other? |
York and Somerset |
|
|
Why did Somerset and York hate each other? |
|
