Britain, 1483-1529

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Edward IV
King of England 1471-1483
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Edward , Prince of Wales
Edward IV's son, heir to the throne, lived with Anthony Woodville in the Welsh Marches
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Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham
Richard III's most powerful ally, claim to the throne from Edward III's youngest son, power base South-east Wales and south-west Midlands
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William, Lord Hastings
Managed East Midlands for Edward by developing network of sheriffs and JPs. Loyal to Edward V, against the Woodvilles
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Thomas Rotherham
Loyal servant of Edwrad IV, Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England, Keeper of the Great Seal
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John Morton
Bishop of Ely, Master of the Rolls, responsible for keeping judicial records of the Court of Chancery
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Richard, Duke of York
Younger son of Edward IV, said to be illegitimate by Richard III as Edward was said to be contracted to marry Lady Elizabeth Butler
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Henry Tudor
Claim to throne through his mother, Margaret Beaufort back to Edward III. Main Lancastrian claimant, fled to Brittany 1471 with uncle Jasper Tudor
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Rhys ap Thomas
Prominent Welshman, favoured by Richard III to block Tudor's progress. Aspirational, promised further influence if he betrayed his King
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Sir John Savage
Leading man in South Wales, secretly promised to betray Richard and back Tudor. Survived Bosworth, prospered under Henry VII
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Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy
Sister to Edward IV and Richard III. Marriage to Charles the Bold of Burgundy. Opponent on Henry VII. Depended on Maximillian or Philip
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Perkin Warbeck
Imposture for 8 years, started in Cork, pretended to be first Edward V, then Edward, Earl of Warwick
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Maximilian of Burgundy, King of the Romans
married Mary of Burgundy daughter of Charles the Bold, in 1493 elected as Holy Roman Emperor, held until 1519 when he died
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Philip of Burgundy
Son of Maximilian and Mary, married Joanna of Castile. Succeeded Dukedom of Burgundy in 1493
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Sir Reginald Bray
Faithful servant of Henry Tudor, joined Buckingham rebellion and fled to exile. Helped Tudor raise Bosworth funds, used financial skills as member of Counsel, Chancellor, leading member of the Counsel Learned
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Sir William Stanley
Generously rewarded after Bosworth, chamberlain of the royal household, found guilty of concealment in 1495 and executed for communicating with Warbeck
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Richard Empson
Lawyer, royal service under Edward IV, JP and MP, acting as Speaker of the Commons in 1491 parliament, prominence under Counsel Learned in Law
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Edmund Dudley
Lawyer, main legal advisor to corp of London 1496-1502. Attended every parliament, best speaker in 1504 parliament. Leading member of Counsel Learned in Law, executed 1510 by Henry VIII
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Giles Daubeney
Royal servant from 1483-1508. Daubeney family long established English gentry, ancestors accompanied William the Conquerer in 1066. Rose under Edward IV, fled after Buckingham Rebellion, fought fro Henry at Bosworth, prospered under Henry VII
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Erasmus
Greatest scholar of 16th century Europe. Travelled extensively and became a Humanist. Leading renassiance writer, wanted Catholic church reform, regarded heresy as a threat to the Church
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John Colet
1493, travelled Europe after educated at Oxford University. Met Erasmus in Europe, lectured on the New Testament, 1504, became Dean of St Pauls catehdral. Founded St. Paul's school, wrote first greek grammar book printed in England
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Thomas More
Lawyer, scholar, writer, MP, Lord Chancellor. Executing in 1930's for refusing to accept break with rome. 1516 moved into King's counsel. 1518, Privy Counsel. 1520, went to Field of Cloth of Gold with King. 1529, Lord Chancellor after Wolsey's fall
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Thomas Wolsey
Graduated from Oxford aged 15, Intelligent, eloquence, immense capacity for hard work, administrative and organisational talents, ambitious, ability to network
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Pope Clement VII
Member of powerful Medici family from Florence, political skill and diplomat. Elected Pope in 1523 when war raged between France, England and the Holy Roman Empire. Backed the French to stop HRE domination.
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Martin Luther
Augustinian monk began to question Pope. Believed Christians could reach salvation through something other than Roman Catholic Church.
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William Tyndale
Educated at Oxford, forced to live abroad because of his heresy. Translated New Testament into English, wanted it to be available for everyone. Smuggled into England 1526
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Thomas Cranmer
Humanist educated at Cambridge. Chaplain to Anne Boleyn's father, Lord Rochford, great ally of Boleyn family. Supporter of Henry VIII during break with Rome.
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Thomas Cromwell
Trained as a lawyer and entered parliament ion 1523. King's most important minister from 1532. Protestant reformer, good relationship with Anne Boleyn
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Edward IV's son, heir to the throne, lived with Anthony Woodville in the Welsh Marches

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Edward , Prince of Wales

Card 3

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Richard III's most powerful ally, claim to the throne from Edward III's youngest son, power base South-east Wales and south-west Midlands

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Card 4

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Managed East Midlands for Edward by developing network of sheriffs and JPs. Loyal to Edward V, against the Woodvilles

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Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

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Loyal servant of Edwrad IV, Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England, Keeper of the Great Seal

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