Flashcards on Feudalism and English Monarchy
Feudalism and English Monarchy: A Student's Guide to Power
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English Late Medieval Politics
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Card 1
Question: At what age did King Richard II come to the throne and in what year?
Answer: He came to the throne at the age of ten in 1377.
Card 2
Question: What characterized the final two years of Richard II's reign?
Answer: A growing rift between the crown and many influential nobles, traditionally described as a period of tyranny.
Card 3
Question: Who was Henry Bolingbroke in relation to Richard II and what happened to him before 1399?
Answer: He was Richard's cousin who had been exiled and lost his inheritance.
Card 4
Question: What did Henry Bolingbroke do in 1399 while Richard II was in Ireland?
Answer: He returned from exile in France, seized the throne, and took Richard prisoner when Richard returned.
Card 5
Question: When was Henry Bolingbroke crowned King Henry IV?
Answer: He was crowned in October 1399.
Card 6
Question: Where and when did Richard II die, and what is believed about his death?
Answer: He died while held prisoner in Pontefract Castle in February 1400, probably having been murdered.
Card 7
Question: What dynasty began with Henry IV's accession?
Answer: The Lancastrian dynasty of kings began.
Card 8
Question: What key problem did Henry IV and his successors face after 1399?
Answer: Henry had seized the throne by force, casting doubt on the legitimate line of succession.
Card 9
Question: Who was Perkin Warbeck and which factions supported him?
Answer: Perkin Warbeck was a pretender who gained support from pro-Yorkist factions, the French king, and Margaret of Burgundy.
Card 10
Question: Which foreign monarch supported Warbeck and why?
Answer: James IV of Scotland supported Warbeck, seeing potential to create trouble for Henry VII and strengthen his position.