Summary of Dan Jones's Summer of Blood

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 In November 1380, the fifth Parliament was convened to address the crisis facing England. The French, seeing a power vacuum at the head of English government, knew they had the upper hand. England’s enemies scorned the notion that the young king’s government might be capable of reaching a fair and balanced settlement to the Hundred Years War.
#2 Parliament was called in January to vote on a tax to help pay for the war in France, but the tax was not enough. The king had to borrow more money from the merchants of London. The ancient Plantagenet heirlooms and symbols of royal splendour were in danger of being lost.
#3 The Commons were forced to ask for money from the king. Sir John Gildesburgh, a politician, led the commons aside to discuss how to best request the funds. They knew they would have to tax the landowners, but they were unable to do so because they felt it was too heavy a burden on them.
#4 The parliament decided that the country could not afford to keep the war going, and that the only way to do so was to impose a flat, universal tax of four or five groats per person. They must have realized that even with the relatively new affluence of some parts of the English lower classes, this was a grotesque hike.

Sujets

• Medieval
• Histoire
• Edad Media
• Middle Ages
• History
• Europe

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• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 23 juillet 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822546660
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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#1

In November 1380, the fifth Parliament was convened to address the crisis facing England. The French, seeing a power vacuum at the head of English government, knew they had the upper hand. England’s enemies scorned the notion that the young king’s government might be capable of reaching a fair and balanced settlement to the Hundred Years War.

#2

Parliament was called in January to vote on a tax to help pay for the war in France, but the tax was not enough. The king had to borrow more money from the merchants of London. The ancient Plantagenet heirlooms and symbols of royal splendour were in danger of being lost.

#3

The Commons were forced to ask for money from the king. Sir John Gildesburgh, a politician, led the commons aside to discuss how to best request the funds. They knew they would have to tax the landowners, but they were unable to do so because they felt it was too heavy a burden on them.

#4

The parliament decided that the country could not afford to keep the war going, and that the only way to do so was to impose a flat, universal tax of four or five groats per person. They must have realized that even with the relatively new affluence of some parts of the English lower classes, this was a grotesque hike.

#5

The Commons reached a compromise with the Lords. They would grant £100,000, one third of which was to be paid by the clergy. The clergy wouldn’t like it, but they could afford it. The next parliament, likely to be in June 1381, would be able to assemble in London.

#6

The Parliament that was held in Northampton was due to the long and significant feud between the duke of Lancaster and the City of London. The common people thought him a tyrant, and the merchants who controlled the City’s politics and trade saw him as a dangerous enemy.

#7

The London merchants had had enough of Gaunt’s interference. In 1378, they had protested his treatment of the fishmongers, who were the leading group of merchants in London, by removing their trade monopolies and roles in national government.

#8

In 1380, Gaunt was sent to Northern England to squash the various petty northern squabbles that were threatening to erupt into an outbreak of serious violence. He was a champion of the rights of the Crown, and a highly effective ambassador when negotiating international settlements.

#9

On 3 December, Algor was brought before the panel of nobles to give evidence. He confessed to stamping on the ambassador's feet, and taking responsibility for the knife fight. He implicated his master, Richard of Preston, as well as the merchant oligarchs Brembre, Walworth, and Philipot.

#10

The short-term gains at Northampton were not realized, as the tax was inequitable and targeted poor rural communities. The only remedy for the constant harrying of the coast and the crippling disruption of trade was to throw more money at the problems.

#11

The town of Brentwood was a hub for Essex’s traders. On May 30, 1381, the town was bustling with the presence of several hundred local villagers.