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Henry VII's society - Coggle Diagram
Henry VII's society
nobility
the nobility still dominated land ownership, with the peerage consisting of only 50-60 families
Henry was reluctant to create new peerage titles due to his distrust of the nobility
the only nobility with influence under Henry were the earl of Oxford and lord daubney
northumberland was trusted to control the northern parts of england despite henrys distrust of him
Henry controlled the nobility through bonds and recognisances
nobility retained power through bastard feudalism
nobility recruiting knights and gentry to serve them as administrators or for military purposes in return for land or payment
regional divisions
often stemmed from differences in agriculture
the east focused predominately on mixed farming, whereas the west focused on pastoral farming
regional identity reinforced by local government
justice administered at county levels
reinforced by saints cults which placed importance on areas of pilgramage
rebellions
Yorkshire rebellion of 1489
due to taxation in order to fund army in Brittany
Cornish rebellion of 1497
due to taxation to fund war with scotland
15,000 people involved
marched to London so seen as significant