Chapter 1 - The Outbreak of wars
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- War with France
- 1450 - Loss of Normandy
- Trade decrease
- Heavy taxation
- Debt inherited from father
- Chapter 1 - The Outbreak of Wars, 1455-1450
- Increasing feuds and noble opposition
- Courtenays Vs Bonvilles 1440s
- Gloucester - Appalled by the Treaty of Tours and critic of the Peace policy with France. Henry feared what he would say during parliament so therefore arrested him and accused of treason
- Henry VI
- Simple man
- Diligent and sincere worshipper of God
- Began to listen to the advice of Somerset a little bit too much
- Poverty of the Crown
- Overuse of patronage. Most generous examples of patronage = Endowments of Eton and King's College in 1440 and 1443
- 1450 - Act of Resumption passed in order to reclaim gifts made by Henry
- Death of Cardinal Beaufort 1447 - Had previously bankrolled the war effort
- Soldiers unpaid
- Favouritism of certain nobles e.g Suffolk. Exiled Suffolk
- Problems with law and order
- Abuse of power
- Suffolk protected William Tailboys from prosecutionfor murder
- Arguments amongst nobles over land
- Increasing feuds and noble opposition
- Courtenays Vs Bonvilles 1440s
- Gloucester - Appalled by the Treaty of Tours and critic of the Peace policy with France. Henry feared what he would say during parliament so therefore arrested him and accused of treason
- Led to violence after Henry hired Lawyers to investigate claims to land
- Increasing feuds and noble opposition
- Abuse of power
- Suffolk
- 'Evil Counsel' - Claims made by Cade's rebels
- Wasted money on gifts of land and titles for himself and supporters
- Seen as taking advantage of a weak King
- Mismanagement with royal funds during the war with France
- 1450 -Charged with treason and blamed for financial corruption, loss of land and corrupting the legal system
- Exiled - Boat intercepted and Suffolk was murdered by pirates
- 1450 -Charged with treason and blamed for financial corruption, loss of land and corrupting the legal system
- Untruthful and unjust e.g Denied secret deals involving a truce = Marriage of Henry and Margaret
- York and Somerset Feud
- Somerset Lieutenant General in France - Replaced York
- Political exile ? York sent to Ireland to become Lieutenant General
- York is annoyed that Somerset had loans repaid by Crown, while he did not
- York felt like he had been excluded and from his rightful place as principle adviser to the King
- Increasing feuds and noble opposition
- Anger - Adam Moleyns, Suffolk and Bishop of Sailsbury killed
- Cade's Rebellion 1450
- Kentish rebels
- Murder of officials e.g Lord Says
- Demands for reform
- Heavy taxation and unfairly levied
- Jack Cade - Leader of the rebels
- Call for the return of York
- Demonstrated the King's inability to cope in a crisis
- Cade's Rebellion 1450
- Refugees
- 1450 - Loss of Normandy
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