Henry VII, 1485-1509 (consolidation of power) Flashcards
In what way was Henrys claim to the throne weak?
He was descended through the female line represented by his mother, lady Margaret Beaufort
Henry consolidated his power in a number of ways after the Battle of Bosworth, name three.
He dated his reign to the day before the battle of Bosworth ( 21 august 1485 ) , thereby ensuring that anyone who had fought on the yorkist side could be designated traitor and be charged for treason, He arranged for supporters to detain the Earl of warwick, Edward IVs nephew, who had a greater claim to the throne than henry.
He also made key appointments to his council and household, e.g making William Stanley Chamberlain of the household and Sir reginald Bray chancellor of the Duchy of lancaster.
Acts of Attainder were released from parliament which ensured that any yorkist who fought against henry was stripped of their land as it was forfieted to the crown,
Henry married Elizabeth of York , who was the daughter of King edward IV and make better relations with the yorksists
Who was the figurehead claiming to be a Yorkist Prince ( Edward earl of Warwick)
Lambert Simnel, he was passed of as the earl of warwick , who had been imprisoned by Henry.
Who was the Edward earl of Warwick conspiracy was put together by?
It was put together by John De La Pole, the earl of lincoln
what did Henry do in response to Simnel pretending to be Warwick?
Henry now had the real Earl of Warwick exhibited in London for all to see
Where did Lincoln flee too ?
He fled from Henrys court and went to the court of Margret of Burgundy and joined with the failed plotter of Lord Lovell, they persuaded Margret to support simnels claims and to pay for a force of mercenaries to invade England.
Who was Viscount Lovell
He was a key supporter of Richard III, Lovell tried to raise a rebellion against Henry in the north ride of yorkshire, but was caught but then he managed to escape Henrys forces.
Who was Humphrey stafford?
Stafford, like Lovell, tried to raise forces against Henry, using yorkist support in the midlands, but Stafford was captured and executed. Henry delt with all these early rebellions very well.
Who did Henry Re- instate that would help with the Simnel situation?
Given that Richard IIIs main powerbase was in the north of England, Henry Re-instated the earl of Northumberland, Who lead part of Richards army in battle of Bosworth, This helped neutralise Richards old powerbase and also ensured the traditional Yorkist Howard family had no intention of joining the conspiracy.
What happened in the battle of Stokefield in 1487?
Henry gathered a group of advisors, the two armies met in east stoke, his army was successfully led by the earl of oxford, they held firm, the earl of lincoln was killed in the battle after being unable to add sufficient followers to the army of mercenaries, Lambert Simnel was also captured but he wasnt killed and was given a job in the royal kitchen
Why was Henrys victory in the battle of Stokefield significant
Finally brought an end to the war of the roses and Henrys position became safer, and Simnel was captured.
What did Perkin Warbeck do before he was a pretender
He was a cloth trader from Tournai in Flanders
Who was Perkin Warbeck claiming to be?
He was claiming to be Richard Duke of york in 1491, he was forced to flee from France to the court of Margret of Burgundy, where he was trained as a potential Yorkist prince and began to draw English courtiers into his conspiracies.
Several years after the battle of Stoke Field, why did Warbecks attempt to land into England prove to be a fiasco?
Henry had been informed of Warbecks intentions by one of his royal agents, Sir Robert Clifford, Warbeck was quickly defeated and fled to the court of James IV of Scotland
Why were Warbeck’s interests sacrificed by James?
As Henry had offered James the marriage of his daughter, Margaret.
