Henry VII Flashcards
What were some socio-economic issues to Henry’s VII challenging succession
-due to the threat of war beck he had to raise taxes to fund an army - this caused a rebellion in Cornwall, 15,000 rebels marched for London and Henry was forced to divert some forces that had been intended to defend the North - 1000 rebels were killed and Henry won!
What were some political challenges to Henry’s VII succession.
-his claim to the throne was weak, a maternal 5 generation claim, he was a usurper and his family that Lancasterians had been banned from taking the throne
-rival claimants - John de la Pole, Edward Earl of Warwick both had strong paternal claims
-noble support -instability after the war of roses
Simnel - a ten year old trained to impersonate the Edward Early of Warwick as false reports of edwards death had circulated in 1487
-Warbeck - man impersonating Richard of York
How did Henry deal with the political challenges
-weak claim - married Elizabeth of York, had male heirs and built alliances with nations like Spain
-rival claimants - John de la pole allowed to swear loyalty to Henry and admitted to the Royal Court, Edward was imprisoned in the Tower of London despite being ten but apparently his conditions were lavish
-nobles - used parliament to declare him King the day before Bosworth (21st August) so all those who had fought against him were committing treason, he pardoned them but the charge could be brought back giving him control over them
-Simnel - Henry paraded the real Edward around london, met Simnel and supporters in the Battle of Stoke and defeated them. Simnel was captured and put in the palaces kitchens to work
-Warbeck - was captured in hampshire whilst he was trying to flee, was executed in Nov 1499 after he had tried to escape the tower
