Financial burdens (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year King John lost Normandy
Year King John lost Normandy
1204
Year John failed to recapture Normandy
Year John failed to recapture Normandy
1214
What was scutage?
What was scutage?
Payment by barons in place of military service
Times John raised scutage (1204-1214)
Times John raised scutage (1204-1214)
Eleven times
Times Richard I raised scutage
Times Richard I raised scutage
Three occasions
Year of largest scutage amount ever requested
Year of largest scutage amount ever requested
1214
% increase in wardship fines under John
% increase in wardship fines under John
300%
Year of the thirteenth tax
Year of the thirteenth tax
1207
What did the thirteenth tax of 1207 cover?
What did the thirteenth tax of 1207 cover?
Both moveable goods and income
Inheritance fines increase under John
Inheritance fines increase under John
Four times previous amount
John's punishments for non-payment of debts
John's punishments for non-payment of debts
Seized lands and took relatives as hostages
Period of John's control over justice system
Period of John's control over justice system
1209-1214
Year John seized William de Braose's lands
Year John seized William de Braose's lands
1205
Fate of William de Braose's wife and son
Fate of William de Braose's wife and son
Imprisoned; believed to have been starved to death
How John manipulated the justice system
How John manipulated the justice system
Sold justice - those who paid were more likely to win