Henry 7 Consoldation Of Power Flashcards
When did henry 7 become king and how
22nd august 1485 after killing richard 3
Why was henrys claim to the throne week (2 reasons)
- defended through a female line by his mother margaret beaufort
- he became Lancastrian claimant only because no one else could fulfil the role
Till what age did henry live abroad till? And where?
- till he was 14
- Brittany
What was henrys main aim
Ensure he kept the throne and consolidate his power
What are some ways that henry consolidated his throne
- dated reign from 21st august 1485, a day before BoB, so anyone on Yorkist side was a traitor to the throne
- publicly rewarded his key supporters, handed out 11 knighthoods
- detained earl of Warwick who had greater claim to throne
- made key appointments to his council and household e.g. made William Stanley lord chamberlain
- made coronation before first parliament so his right to throne would be seen as hereditary
- he established acts of attainder on Yorkists to get money for the throne
- henry married Elizabeth of York
- birth of Arthur
How many knighthoods did henry give out to consolidate power
11
When did henry date his reign back to
21st august 1485
When was henrys coronation
30 october 1485
When was henrys first parliament
7 november 1485
When did henry marry elizabeth of york (month and year)
Jan 1486
When was Arthur born
September 1485
whose influence did henry fear the most and why
Margaret of burgundy because she had access to funds which enabled her to encourage the ambitions of the Yorkists and she supported many threats to the english throne such as perkin warbeck
What year was the viscount Lovell and the Stafford’s uprising
1486
Who did viscount Lovell support
Richard 3 and Humphrey Stafford
Where did Lovell and Stafford try to raise a rebellion
Lovell - In richard 3s heartland Yorkshire
Stafford - tried to get support from midlands
What happened to Lovell and the Stafford’s after the rebellion
Lovell managed to escape but Humphrey stafford was captured and executed but his brother, Thomas stafford was pardoned
What was significant about the Lovell and Stafford’s uprising (an issue that kinda led to the failure of it)
There was little enthusiasm to rise a yorkist rebellion against henry in richard 3s traditional heartland
Who did lambert simnel pretend to be
Earl of Warwick
What happened to simnel in may 1487
Was crowned king edward in Ireland
Who put the lambert simnel conspiracy together
John de la pole, earl of Lincoln
Who was john de la pole to the english throne
Was a nephew of Edward iv and richard iii
Who was William Stanley to the english throne
Was henry 7 step-uncle and brother to lord stanley, Thomas stanley
What did henry do to help suppress the lambert simnel conspiracy
He paraded the real earl of warwick around london for everyone to see
What did john de la pole do after henry had revealed the hoax
He fled from henrys court and joined lovell in court of margaret of burgandy in netherlands
What did john de la pole persuade margaret of burgandy to do
He persuaded her to support simnels claim and pay for a force of mercenaries to invade england
What did henry 7 do after figuring out that a rebellion was coming? Why was this good and why was one of his ideas risky?
- Took a gamble of reinstating earl of Northumberland to the north
- Northumberland led a major portion of richard 3 army in BoB
- this neutralised richard 3s old base power and made sure that the Yorkist Howard family didnt revolt as Northumberland was one of there descendants
- he also reinforced coastal defences in east Anglia
What did the lambert simnel conspiricay and the rebellion of john de la pole and margaret burgandy lead to
The battle of stoke feild
When was the battle of stoke feild
1487
Who led the henrys army at the battle of stoke field
Earl of oxford
Where was the battle of stoke field
Nottinghamshire
What happened to john de la pole at the battle of stoke field
Was killed
What was so significant about the battle of stoke feild
It ended war of the roses
Who did perkin warbeck pretend to be
Richard Duke of york
What year did warbeck try to impersonate richard
1491
When and where was Perkins first attempt of an attack on England and what happened
Kent 1495 and it failed so he went to the curt of James iv of scotland
Who was working with perkin warbeck and why was this a danger to henry
William Stanley was working with him which posed a significant threat as he was lord chamberlain which meant he had great power and influence on the throne
What historian believed that the perkin conspiracy revealed henry at his most vulnerable place
Carpenter
What did the historian carpenter say about the perkin warbeck situation
Said it revealed henry to be in his most vunerable place where he should have been most secure because he had people who where in his government and who were close to him betraying him
What did perkin do in 1496 and what happened
He sent a small Scottish force to england which failed
What did james of scotland offer henry and why was this bad for perkin
James offered a marriage with his daughter, margaret and this was bad for perkin as it meant that engand and scotland would be in an alliance leaving perkin stranded
What did warbeck do as a final attempt to seek the english throne and what was the result
He tried to exploit the uncertainties of the Cornish rebellion but his forces were crushed and warbeck surrendered to the king
What did henry do with warbeck after he surrenderd
He was lenient and allowed warbeck to stay in court but confined him in the tower after he tried to escape with the earl of Warwick
When was the Cornish rebellion
1497
When did earl of warwick die
1499
Why was Edmund de la pole an issue for henry
He had potential claim to the throne
