Henry consolidation of power Flashcards
What were the causes of lovell and staffords threat?
- Lovell and stafford brothers broke sanctuary
- lovell planned to waylay staffords to raise rebeliion however lacked enthusiam
How did Henry deal with the with the threat of Lovell and Stafford
- easily dealt with
- Henry heard and offered pardons to disperse rebels
- they all fled lovell went abroad and staffords imprisoned
State the 5 key threats to Henrys security
- Lovell and the Staffords 1486
- Lambet Simnel 1486-7
- Yorkshire rising 1489
- Perkin Warbeck 1491-9
- Cornwall 1497
what were the cause of the Simnel plot
- yorkists didnt want henry on the throne anymore so needed to change strategy if they wanted to be successful
What was the plan for the lambert simnel plot?
- they wanted to get figurehead: (Simnel claimed to be earl of Warwick)
- they needed financial support to generate threat to henry
How did the Lambert Simnel Plot develop?
- Margerate sent 2000 German soldiers and massive financial backing
- Simnel travelled to Ireland where he was proclaimed king Edward
- earl of Lincoln fled to join rebels and travelled to south of Lancaster with army of 8000
What were the causes of the Perkin Warbeck imposture
- Warbeck turned into serious threat when he started attracting attention for claiming to be Richard duke of York
- 1491 he began impersonating Richard duke of York and then fled to France and trained as potential yorkist prince
- he attempted to land in England in 1495 but Henry knew so defeated and fled to scotland
How did Henry deal with the Lambert Simnel threat?
- henry found real earl of warwick and paraded him in tower of london
- reinstated northumberland to take care of the north
- battle of stoke occured and henrys army led effectively
- Henry offered pardons to local yorkists who were likely to get involved in revolt
- the 29 Nobels who fought against Henry at stoke had their titles land and finances stripped off them
How did Henry deal with Perkin Warbeck?
- James accepted Henry’s marriage proposal and alliance so Warbeck eventually surrendured
- Henry at first lenient allowing him to stay and court but then executed with earl of Warwick
How big of a threat was simnels plot against henry?
- plot early in H reign so very vunerable
- plan detailed and finacially supported
- 8000= big army
- huge backing from ireland
However - H still had big support base
- found the earl or warwick
- Lincoln killed in battle due to not as much support as had hoped
How serious was Perkin Warbecks threat to henry
- could have been very costly as conspirators had accomplice with Henry’s own family: William stanely
- Warbeck dominated many elements of foreign policy: treaty of Ayton, treaty of Estaples
- highly convienient that warbecks final attempt to flee he executed 2 yorkist claimants which increased his security
What were the causes of the Northern yorkshire rising?
- discontent over inflammatory pressures due to bad harvests year before but was sparked by resentment of taxation
- parliament did this to finance brittany
How did the Northern Yorkshire risings develop and How did henry deal with it?
- rebels murdered earl of northumberland + victim of resentment to taxations
- Henry sent army to deal with rebels
What was the cause of the cornish rebelion
Sparked by demand for extraordinary reveue to finance far away military campaign
How significant was the threat of the cornish rebelion?
- 15,000 people involved, serious threat
- rebels made it to London (marching) and made it very close to Henry to show their discontent
