angevin kings history stats and facts

in 1154, what percentage of castles were royal?

1 in 5

by 1214, what percentage of castles were royal?

1 in 2

what portion of english males could claim to be a clerk in holy orders under henry

1/6th

how much did H claim Becket owed the crown at the time of the council of northampton

£300

how many bishoprics stood empty in 1170 (at the time of beckets death), and how many of these went to henrys supporters in 1173

6 - all of them

how many knights did henry promise at avranches in 1172 to go for a years service in jerusalem

200

how much did the earl of leicester have to pay for breach of the peace after the great rebellion (alongside scutage)

£333

how much revenue did YH recieve annually alongside his 2 castles after the GR

£15,000

how much of the annual revenues of poitou and brittany did richard and geoffrey (respectively) get

half

how many castles did john receive after the GR to show the importance of loyalty

7

how many key scottish castles were handed over in the treaty of falaise

5

wehn H2 agreed to pay the expenses of his enemies (R+P) how much did this amount to

20,000 marks

how much was william cade (rich from booming wool trade) owed at the time of his death (e.g. of people getting rich under H2)

£5000

hwo much did william cade (rich off wool trade) lend H2 annually from 1154-66 (first portion of reign)

£600

in how many shires did longchamp appoint his supporters as sheriffs/ to positions of power

13 shires (icl. his brother in york)

how much were the widow payments collected in henrys reign

£2096

how much did hubert walter collect in 1198 in widow payments

1689 marks

what portion of sheriffs were replaced in 1194

2/3rds

how much was saladins tithe

10%

at the start of richards reign, how many sheriffs werent replaced by some else

5/27

how much did hugh du puiset pay to become sheriff of northumberland

2000 marks

in 1188, how much did the exchequer get from england in income

£21,000

how much money came in in income in 1194, after johns lands had been given back to royal control?

£25,000

between 1191 and 1193, what was the avreage income of the exchequer

£11,000

how many prisoners of war did richard have after acre was captured

c. 3000

how many of richards PoWs did he massacre

2700

how large was the jewish population at its height under henry

5000 people

in 1194, how much tax revenue came from london jews

£500

how many marks did becket borrow from a jewish lender in 1159 to help pay for the toulouse campaign

500

how many jews did the rabbi kill in york to prevent them being forcefully baptized or killed brutally by christians

60

how much had revenue decreased by between h1s reign and the start of h2s reign

2/3rds

what portion of sheriffs did he get rid of in 1155

2/3rds

what portion of sheriffs did he dismiss in 1162

half

how many of the sheriffs were dismissed in the inquest of the sheriffs

22/29

how many prisoners held in corfe castle by john died of starvation

22

how much did chateau gaillard cost to build

£12,000

how much income sdid philip have in 1202 (upper value)

£72,000

what portion of philips 1202 income did john likely have (range)

41-74%

how much did John spend on a robe for the 1205 christmas court

£700

how many marks was johns reparations to the church supposed to be

100,000

how much did john pay in reparations to the church

33,000

how many fo the 6 empty bishoprics at the time of the agreement at Ewell did john get to fill

5

how much did john recieve in 1212 from empty bishoprics

£9275

by the time Magna carta was agreed, how many significant landholders were rebels

45

how many of the rebels had baronial rank by the time magna carta was agreed

39

how many of the rebels had baronial rank by 1216

97

how many of the 27 most important barons supported the rebels in 1215

13

how many of the 27 most important barons supported the rebels in 1216

8

how many clauses did magna carta have

63

what scutage was imposed upon barons who did not support John’s 1214 attempt to regain the angevin heartlands

3 marks/ knight

how much did william de mowbray (a rebel) pay john to have a court ruling in his favour (john then ruled against him having taken the money)

2000 marks

highest relief payment for a son to succeed their fathers land recorded under john (reginald of cornhill in 1210 - rebelled against J)

10,000 marks

how many wards did william briwerre purchase, and how what prices did they range between

bought 6 - prices between 10 and 10,000 marks

average marriage payments recieved under henry

101 marks

avg marriage payments under john

314 marks

total john recieved for widows to not have to marry again (or to get remarried)

40,000 marks

how many times did henry levy scutage in 34 years

8

how mnay times did john levy scutage in 16 years

11

how much did john raise general tax by in 1203, and how much did this generate

1/7th - £7,000

how much did john raise general tax by in 1207, and how much did this generate

1/13th - £60,000

up until 1207, how often did johns income exceed £30,000

once, in 1205

Johns income in 1211

£83,300

johns income in 1212

£55,000

how often were nationwide visitations fo the genreal eyre held under henry

every 2 years

how many completed nationwide vsitations of the general eyre occurred under john

1

how much did magna carta declare the feudal relief to inherit a whole county was

£100

by the end of johns reign, how much more would it have cost him to hire mercenaries than it cost his father

3x

how much did J demand from the jews in 1207

£2666

how much was the tallage abraham of bristol had to pay in 1210 which he resisted, resulting in a tooth being pulled out every day for a week until he finally succumbed

10,000 marks

hwo mcuh did R earn from the quitclaim of canterbury

10,000

how much was richards ransom

150,000 marks

how large was the tax imposed on the laity and clergy to raise moeny for richards ransom

¼ of all revenues and moveable properties

how much did R agree to give P to cover the costs of his war against H2 (after his ascension to the throne) - although may have been disguised in feudal relief for the inheritance of his territories

24,000 marks

by the end of 1189, how many pre-existing sheriffs were still in office

5

how much was the feudal aid raised for Rs ransom

£1 per knights fee

how muhc did the proceeds from the 1198 forest eyre raise from anf to between 1197 and 1198

1197 - raised £22

1198 - raised £748

how much of the real value of the royal demesne had H2 been able to utilise

60%

how much of the real value of the royal demesne was RIchard abel to utilise by 1198 (due to sellign off land)

39%

how muhc did john pay for the return of gerard d’athee (foreign fav kicked out by magna carta - had been sheriff of gloucestershire and herefordshire)

2,000 marks

how much did magnate (baronial) indebtedness to J increase by from the start of his reign to 1208

380%

how much extra did J gain every yesar between 1207 and 1212 from his innovations to the sheriff system (which had been eroding real income as farms (fixed sum) did not increase (but mass inflation)) - J extreacted from sheriffs profits + bid of shrievalties to highest bidder

£1400

by 1213 how many bishoprics lay empty (as could not be replaced under interdict)

7

max taht could be charged to a knight in feudal incidences pre magna carta (no limit for tenants in chief)

100 shillings

how much did J charge the city of london to confirm its liberties via charter

3000 marks

how much did the 1212 forest eyre raise John (avg forest eyre raised £2000)

£5000

before 1907, how many appointments to the church had John succeeded in making

8

how much did P recieve in feudal reliefs at the treaty of le goulet

20,000 marks

how much did J recieve from the treaty of norham with william the lion

10,000 marks