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1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603

Henry VII's Finances, the Nobility and Foreign Policy

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Recall questions on the growth of Henry VII's income, JPs, bonds and recognisances and new peerages, and on foreign policy from Medina del Campo and Étaples to the Magnus Intercursus, the Perpetual Peace and Margaret Tudor's Scottish marriage.

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Key term

What was Henry VII's approximate annual income at the start of his reign compared to the end?

Key term

When did Prince Arthur marry Catherine of Aragon, and what happened afterwards?

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  1. 1

    What was Henry VII's approximate annual income at the start of his reign compared to the end?

    Model answer

    Approximately £52,000 at the start, rising to around £113,000 by the end.

  2. 2

    What were Justices of the Peace?

    Model answer

    Local gentry appointed to maintain order, enforce laws, and administer justice in the counties.

  3. 3

    How did Henry VII control the nobility by limiting their military power?

    Model answer

    By limiting their military retinues, reducing their ability to raise private armies.

  4. 4

    How did Henry VII use bonds and recognisances to control the nobility?

    Model answer

    By placing nobles under financial obligations that would be forfeited if they acted disloyally.

  5. 5

    What was Henry VII's policy regarding the creation of new peerages?

    Model answer

    He rarely created new peerages, limiting the size and power of the nobility.

  6. 6

    What did the Treaty of Medina del Campo in 1489 establish?

    Model answer

    An alliance with Spain and the arrangement of the marriage of Prince Arthur to Catherine of Aragon.

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