1 Edward IV Consolidating royal authority

what did the demise of the Neville family lead to

vacancies left by their demise

needed to be replaced

who were the two people trusted with power inn the south west

John, Lord Dynham

and Thomas, Lord Grey- made Marquess of Dorset in 1475

why was Wales difficult to deal with

William Herbert’s son, William inherited his father’s position as the Earl of Pembroke but was only 16

1473- a council was created by Earl Rivers in order to manage the region in the name of the very young Edward, Prince of Wales

who was in charge of East Anglia

Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk and John, Lord Howard

who was in charge of Lancashire and Cheshire

Lord Stanley

where was clarence given control of 

Warwick estates in the Midlands

where was gloucester responsible for

Neville lands in the North

what caused a conflict between clarence and gloucester and how was it resolved

Beauchamp inheritance - Anne Beachamp-Warwick’s widow 

issue was settled in Parliament in 1474 

gloucester gave up his claim to marry Anne Neville

clarence was executed in 1478 

Oxford’s rebellion

1473

John De vere - 13th earl of oxford - joined Henry’s forces in 1470

continued to raid calais in 1472

september 1473- Oxford’s fleet landed in Cornwall, Sir Henry Bodrugen ws sent to deal with it but switched sides

who ended oxfords rebellion

John Fortescue ended the rebellion in Feb 1474

What were sureties 

Edward used Sureties- another noble would act as a guarnator and if the person committed treason his guarantor would par a fine too 

what else did edward restrict

restricted the use of livery and maintenance

which former lancastrians did Edward pardon

Lord Stanley and hid brother george, Duke of Clarence

how did edward use his children 

arranged valuable marriages 

richard of York betrothed to Anne Mowbray- only daughter and heir of the Duke of Norfolk who died in 1476 

edward ignored inheritance laws and stated that the land would belong to richard and his children not anne - upset a number of nobles including lord howard 

who was cecily of york betrothed to

james III- never happened

elizabeth of york was betrothed to the french dauphin in 1475 - never happened