Challenges To Consolidation Henry Vii Flashcards
What people would pose the biggest threat to Henry VII?
Yorkists and their supporters, Earl of Warwick, Margaret of Burgundy (sister to Edward iV and Richard iii), De La Pole family
When was the Lovell Rebellion?
Easter / 23rd April 1486
Who was involved in the Lovell Rebellion?
Francis Viscount Lovell, Sir Humphrey Stafford, Thomas Stafford
Where was the Lovell Rebellion raised?
North Yorkshire and Stafford in the midlands
Why was there no enthusiasm or support for the Lovell rebellion?
No one wanted any more war , one year since wars of roses
Why was it surprising that there was no support for the Lovell rebellion?
It was in York (Yorkists)
How did the Lovell Rebellion need to change?
Change in tactics, needs clearer plan, someone to take the throne once they take over
What were pretenders?
Rebellions needed a figurehead, so they would get someone who resembles a legitimate claimant, so they would get financial and military support
Who was lambert simnel?
Born in Oxford, had a similarity to Richard Duke of York (younger prince in tower)
Who trained Lambert simnel?
Priest (Richard Symonds) in order to impersonate prince
What did Lambert Simnel realise in Ireland?
It would be easier to impersonate Edward Earl of Warwick, despite the real Earl still being alive, they could’ve just found him
Who was lambert simnel crowned as?
King Edward
Who was John de la Pole?
Earl of Lincoln
What did John de la Pole do?
Put together the scheme with lambert simnel
What did Henry VII do in response to lambert simnel?
Exhibited the real Earl of Warwick , discrediting lambert simnel
Where did John de la Pole/ Lincoln flee to?
Court of Margaret of Burgundy
What did John/Lincoln ask Margaret of Burgundy?
To pay for a force of mercenaries and send financial aid
What did Henry have time to do?
Plan a response
Where did Henry need to control after simnel?
The north
Who did Henry release to help neutralise the north?
Earl of Northumberland
Where did Henry need to strengthen coastal defences?
East Anglia
When was the battle of stoke field ?
June 1487
How many men did the Earl of Lincoln have at stoke field?
8000
How many men were in the royal army and who led it?
12000, Earl of oxford
Who was killed in the battle of stoke field?
Earl of Lincoln / John de la Pole
Where did Simnel have to work after the battle of stoke field? Why?
The royal kitchens, so Henry doesn’t seem violent with his punishment, as simnel is meant to impersonating a 12 year old
What process did Henry start after the battle of stoke field?
The process of bonds of good behaviour (controlling the nobility)
Where was Perkin Warbeck from?
Tournai, Flanders
How long was warbeck a threat for?
8 years
Who did warbeck pretend to be? Where and when?
Richard Duke of York in Ireland 1491
Which court did warbeck go to?
Court of Charles III in France
Why was warbeck forced to flee from court?
After the treaty of etaples
Who did warbeck go to after court? What did this person do?
Margaret of Burgundy, she trained him up as a yorkist prince
Who did the English section of the conspiracy include?
Sir William Stanley
Why had warbecks first attempt to invade England in 1495 fail?
Henry had rumbled the plot
Where did warbeck go after his invasion failed?
Scotland
What did King James IV give warbeck?
Annual pension of £1200 and marriage to his cousin Lady Catherine Gordon
When was warbecks second invasion? Was it good or bad?
1496, it was a disaster
What did warbeck do after his second attempt at an invasion? What did Henry allow him to do?
Gave himself up, Henry let him stay at court
When and why was warbeck confined to the Tower of London ?
1498, after trying to abscond
What did warbeck do in the tower?
Tried to plot with earl of Warwick
When were warbeck and earl of Warwick executed?
1499
who was the main claimant after the death of Warwick?
Edmund de la pole / earl of Suffolk
Where did Edmund de la pole flee to?
The holy Roman empire
How long did Edmund de la pole stay in the Holy Roman Empire?
Until 1506
Why did Edmund de la pole have to leave the Holy Roman Empire?
Diplomatic foreign policy meant Henry could imprison him in the Tower of london
Who eventually executed Edmund de la pole?
Henry viii
Who remained in exile and was eventually killed fighting for the French in Henry viiis reign?
Richard de la pole (the white rose)
