... spreading rising in October 1483 included substantial numbers of gentry, demonstrating the extent of resentment and mistrust surrounding the first months of the new king's rule. It highlighted Richard's loss in gaining the faith of men who had served his late brother Edward, who had been loyal ... to establish his own personal authority in the southern counties. In therefore indicting principal rebels, their estates were confiscated and distributed among the king's trusted followers. These individuals were also given strategic castles as well as positions of sheriff. This lead to, even ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... goods are those coming from the most remote corners of the Empire. Such emphasis on merchandise appears in the summary of the goods stolen by Henry Broom in 1719. Each item is described as coming from exotic locations, such as China, Turkey, and Holland, or made with particular materials or ... exemplary member of the Anglican Church, a British citizen was expected to counter the ideals of the Roman Church and all of its allies, starting from France. This religious activism can't be explained as a simple ideological impulse, but more as a defense mechanism against Jacobite insurrections....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate