Establishing Authority Flashcards
When did Henry purposely date his reign from
21 August 1485
Who was Perkin Warbeck (2)
A cloth trader from Flanders
Impersonated Richard (Duke of York) - one of the princes in the tower
Which countries did Perkin Warbeck seek refuge in (5 + dates)
Ireland (1491)
France (1492)
Burgundy (1493)
Scotland (1495)
England (1497)
Which 2 people were executed in 1499 after being accused of plotting against Henry
Perkin Warbeck and the Earl of Warwick
Which parliamentary acts allowed Henry to seize the property and titles of yorkist supporters
Acts of attainder
What was the name of the battle at which John de la pole (earl of Lincoln) was killed + when
Battle of stoke field - 1487
When did his first coronation take place
30th October 1485
When did Henry marry Elizabeth of York + why
January 1486 - he was able to exploit the union of the two houses of Lancaster and York
Which governmental organisation was used to enforce the issuing of bonds and recognises
The council learned
Who did Henry detain when he first came to the throne (2)
Elizabeth of York
Earl of Warwick
Why did Henry have a weak claim to the throne
Descended through the female line = his mother + their line was seen as illegitimate
What did the 1487 and 1504 acts against retaining do
Limited bastard feudalism by preventing the nobility from paying knights and gentlemen for their own administrative or military purposes
Who decisively joined the Battle of Bosworth in support of Henry
Lord Thomas Stanley (Henry’s stepfather) and his brother William Stanley
Which lady with yorkist connections supported pretenders to the throne
Margaret of burgundy
Who challenged Henry’s right to rule (+when for some) (5)
Viscount Lovell and Stafford’s - 1486
Lambert Simnel and John de la Pole (Earl of Lincoln) - 1487
Perkin Warbeck
Earl of Warwick
Earl of Suffolk (Edmund de la Pole
