Majority of Henry VI

When was the dominance of Suffolk?

1437 - 1449

What title was Suffolk given in 1440?

Justice of Chester and North Wales

What titles was Suffolk given in 1447?

Admiral of England, Lord Chamberlain and Earl of Pembroke

What titles was Suffolk given in 1448?

Head of the Staple and Duke of Suffolk

Between 1438-41, how many grants did Henry VI made annually?

c. 70

Which family did Suffolk’s supporters in Norfolk try to seize the manor house of?

The Paston Family

When did Viscount Beaumont’s officials cause a riot of over give hundred men?

1448

Which nobles’ supporters clashed in Wales?

York and Buckingham

Which nobles’ supporters clashed in Essex?

York and Suffolk

What did Parliament criticise during the early years of Henry VI’s majority?

Sheriff and under-sheriff conduct

By 1449-50, what was royal debt declared as in Parliament?

£372,000

Approx. how much had crown revenue reduced to by the 1450s?

£8000

What had happened to the Duchy of Lancaster revenue?

It was being split between the royal household and Henry VI’s religious foundations

When did Henry VI give his largest grant to Eton College?

1440

When did Henry VI give his largest grant to King’s College Cambridge?

1443

How much money did the exchequer have to find annually to fund royal expenditure?

£27,000

How much more lay taxation was there in the 1440s compared to the 1430s?

27%

What three events in France led to Suffolk’s downfall?

Truce of Tours, Cession of Maine, and attack on Fougeres

When and where was the Duke of Suffolk impeached?

November 1449 Parliament

How many esquires and valets were in the royal household in 1437?

176

How many esquires and valets were in the royal household by 1452?

256

What positions had Henry VI given to Adam Moleyns?

Bishop of Chichester and Keeper of the Privy Seal

When was the Act of Resumption?

1450

Why was a second Act of Resumption need in 1451?

Henry VI had exempted too many members of his household - second was more successful at regaining royal property

When did the Cade Rebellion reach Blackheath?

June 1450

How many rebels were involved in the Cade Rebellion by the time it reached Blackheath?

46,000

Where did Henry VI withdraw to during the Cade Rebellion?

Kenilworth

Which individuals were murdered by the Cade Rebels

Lord Saye, William Crowmer (Kent Sheriff who threatened people after Suffolk’s body washed up on Kent shores), and Bishop of Salisbury (King’s Confessor).

What name did Cade go by, tying him to York and his royal lineage?

John Mortimer

Approx. how much did Henry VI grant Margaret of Anjou in 1455?

£5000

Which two families were in dispute in the North?

Nevilles and Percies

Which two families were in dispute in the South-east?

Courtenays and Bonvilles

When did Henry VI descend into catatonic stupor?

Summer 1453

When did Somerset lose Rouen and Caen?

Autumn 1449

What did Henry VI do for Somerset - compared to York - showing his favouritsm?

Paid back his loans much faster (York left to sell land while Henry VI did not pay his £38,000 loan back)

How many men did Somerset muster together to face York at St Albans?

2000

Who did York place as the speaker at the Parliament in November 1450 to accuse Somerset of treason?

Sir William Oldhall

When was the Seige of Taunton?

1451

When was the confrontation at Dartford between York and Somerset?

1452

How much larger was the army amassed by Henry VI at Dartford than York’s?

4x

How many men did York muster for the 1455 Battle of St Albans?

3000

When was York’s Protectorate?

March 1454 - January 1455

How large was the bond York placed the Earl of Devon - one of his early supporters - under for attacking Bonville?

£1000

How did York remove the threat of the Percies?

Made them pay heavy fines for damage to Neville lands, leading to them being thrown in debtors prison.

What type of tax did York collect in 1453 to improve king’s income?

Subsidy on aliens (first generation immigrants)

Which merchant company loaned York money to pay soldiers in Calais and why?

The Staplers - controlled Calais’ wool trade

Which family refused to recognise York as Protector?

Longfords

By 1455, approx. what had York reduced royal household expenditure to?

£5000