Northumberland/The Deceivers

Geoffrey Richardson wrote re the new taxation in Yorkshire and Durham..."...riotous assemblies formed in many towns and Percy...felt obliged to write to his King suggesting some amelioration. An angry response from Henry included some strong threats of action if the due taxes were not paid to the utmost farthing and Percy, hoping to minimise his own involvement in the quarrel, read the King's letter to an already angry crowd of Yorkshire townsmen in Thirsk. Infuriated by the response and the explicit threats contained the gathering of protesters became a lynch-mob, dragged hapless Percy from his horse and killed him. ........His son, the young Henry Percy, wrote sadly to the King to tell him of the mischance to his father brought about by his fidelity to his monarch's commands. HT replied that any man fool enough to utter threats albeit by his king to an angry mob deserved what befell him and the new Duke should note that he must pay a fine of £10,000 to the King in lieu of the tax his late father had failed so lamentably to collect"

Is this true? Im referring to the £10,000 fine.....Now I know the Weasle was good at scrapping the barrel as he did when he pre-dated his reign to before Bosworth....but really!

Eileen

And here I thought Thirsk was the nice little town out of "All Creatures Great and Small." I just wish they had torn Henry VII off his horse. Maire.

--- In , "EileenB" <cherryripe.eileenb@...> wrote:
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> Geoffrey Richardson wrote re the new taxation in Yorkshire and Durham..."...riotous assemblies formed in many towns and Percy...felt obliged to write to his King suggesting some amelioration. An angry response from Henry included some strong threats of action if the due taxes were not paid to the utmost farthing and Percy, hoping to minimise his own involvement in the quarrel, read the King's letter to an already angry crowd of Yorkshire townsmen in Thirsk. Infuriated by the response and the explicit threats contained the gathering of protesters became a lynch-mob, dragged hapless Percy from his horse and killed him. ........His son, the young Henry Percy, wrote sadly to the King to tell him of the mischance to his father brought about by his fidelity to his monarch's commands. HT replied that any man fool enough to utter threats albeit by his king to an angry mob deserved what befell him and the new Duke should note that he must pay a fine of £10,000 to the King in lieu of the tax his late father had failed so lamentably to collect"
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> Is this true? Im referring to the £10,000 fine.....Now I know the Weasle was good at scrapping the barrel as he did when he pre-dated his reign to before Bosworth....but really!
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> Eileen
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