Editing Yeomen of the Guard (section)

==== Size of the Guard ====
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The only accounts which provide a size of the Guard during the early years of Henry VII's reign are Virgil, who gives a total of about 200, and Bacon, who gives a total of 50. Hewerdine has reconstructed a list of approximately 100 yeomen for the first year or two of Henry's reign.{{r|1998_Hewerdine|p=35}} During the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII, Hewerdine has established that the size fluctuated greatly between the 1470s and about 1540. In April 1489, Henry VII took 200 yeomen to northern England, and a similarly sized contingent in 1500, when Henry visited [[Archduke Philip of Austria]] in [[Calais]]. However, for [[Arthur, Prince of Wales]] marriage with [[Catherine of Aragon]] in 1501, the Guard numbered 300. Eight years later (1509), the names of 193 Yeomen are listed in the [[Lord Chamberlain]]'s records for Henry VII's funeral. However, 300 Yeomen appeared for Henry VIII's coronation. The greatest increase in Guard size occurred in 1513, for Henry VIII's campaign in France. Two years later, 170 Yeomen were discharged as part of an effort to reduce spending. During the 1520s, the royal household sizes and expenses were scaled back in the [[Eltham Ordinance]]. The Guard was probably reduced to 80 members at that time.{{r|1998_Hewerdine|p=35-41}} Hewerdine proposes another possible reason for the inability to determine the number of Yeomen of the Guard. It appears that the Yeomen served at court for specified terms of duty. Some of the Household Ordinances indicate that some served quarterly, whilst others served daily.{{r|1998_Hewerdine|p=50}}