Henry VII, 1485-1509 Flashcards
why did henry date his reign to the day before bosworth
so all those who fought against him were traitors, therefore yorkists had a weak legal position
why was henrys marriage to elizabeth of york advantageous
his heirs could claim legitimacy from both sides
what was the act of bastardisation
from richard III who bastardised all edward iv’s children meaning henrys children would be illegitimate
how did henry deal with the act of bastardisation
got the pope to reverse it january 1486, all copies of it were destroyed = henry’s insecurity
why did henry require a papal dispensation
because him and elizabeth were related
was henry’s marriage to elizabeth of york successful
yes, had 5 children surviving infancy, small circle of blood relations, politically strong
how did henry use spies
infiltrated court of margaret of burgundy, before battle, exposing rebellions, innovation - 1505 ciphers used in sensitive correspondance
how did henry use bonds
to control nobility
what were bonds
pledges signed promising to guarantee good behaviour otherwise a fine would be paid
what was the impact of henrys increased use fo bonds and spies
came across as insecure, untrusting king who demanded absolute authority
why was henry seen as ungenerous
- didn’t increase the peerage alot
- careful in distributing patronage
- lack of mercy - would execute those for minor involvement in conspiracies
who was involved in the lovell rebellion
lord lovell, thomas and humphrey stafford
what were the events of the lovell rebellion
3 lords escape sanctuary, lovell tries to ambush the king, the brothers try stir up rebellion, henry offers them two options - pardon, death if fight, rebels disperse
where did the 3 lords in the lovell rebellion flee to
lovell - flanders = burgundy
staffords = arrested, thomas pardoned, humphrey killed
what was the impact of the lovell rebellion for henry
seen as upholding justice, calculated mercy
what were the causes of the yorkshire rebellion
yorkshire were hit hard by harvest, more tax was introduced which the counties north of them didn’t have to pay bc defence of scotland = resentment
what were the events of the yorkshire rebellion
- henry percy pleads to king for county to not be taxed
- king says no
- percy gets lynched when returning to town
- rebels flee before king army gets there
what happened to the rebels in the yorkshire rebellion
pardoned - reconcile
what were the consequences of the yorkshire rebellion
henry didn’t do another tax like that
why did henry have to increase taxes 1489
henry planned to aid brittany, parliament grants £100,000 for it, henry only recieved £27,000
what were the causes of the cornish rebellion
high tax to fun the defence for an expected invasion from scotland
what were the events of the cornish rebellion
cornish didn’t pay, 15,000 march to london, met by royal army, resulting in battle were 1000 died and the rest fleed
what was the consequence of the cornish rebellion
- threat since they reached london with no opposition
- peace was attempted with scotland as couldn’t afford defence (truce)
- henry cancelled the next parliamentary tax
who was involved in the simnel pretender
richard symonds - priest
lambert simnel
Earl of lincoln and lovell
