Financial Policy: Bonds and Recognisances
The controversial methods used to ensure the loyalty of the nobility through debt.
Key Questions
- 1How did financial coercion replace physical force in controlling the aristocracy?
- 2What was the difference between ordinary and extraordinary revenue?
- 3Did Henry's financial policies make him a tyrant or a genius?
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