Henry VII Assession and Rebellions Flashcards
Who did Henry need to get to recognise him after Bosworth (3)
- Pope
- People
- Parliament
What problems did Henry face after Bosworth? (6)
- yorkist threats
- not united houses
- no heir
- not crowned
- supporters
- opponents
Who did Lambert Simnel impersonate?
Edward, Earl of Warwick. Nephew of yorkist kings
Why did Lambert Simnel impersonate someone?
Warwick had a claim to the throne and no one knew where Warwick was (some assumed him dead)
Who supported Lambert Simnel?
- John de la Pole (Lincoln)
- Margaret of Burgundy
- viscount Lovell
- Richard Symonds
What did Margaret of Burgundy do in the Lambert Simnel rebellion?
Acknowledged Simnel as her nephew and raised 2000 mercenaries
How did the Lambert Simnel affair end?
8000 rebels met Henrys 12000 men at stoke field. Henrys forced inflicted heavy defeat on the rebels
When was the battle of stoke field?
16th of June 1487
What happened to John de la Pole after the battle of stoke?
He died
When was Henry crowned?
October 30th 1485
How was henrys coronation used as propaganda?
- no expense spared
- surpass festivities if Richard III
- proved was rightful king
- powerful message to subjects
How did Henry unite the two houses?
- married Elizabeth of York on 18th of January 1486
* married more yorkist to Lancastrians
Why did Henry wait so long to coronate Elizabeth
- So people didn’t think his only right to the throne was through her
- after she gave him an heir
When was prince Arther born?
September 1486
What did Henry do about his supporters who expected a reward?
- Bishop Fox made keeper of the Privy Seal
- Thomas Stanley made earl of Derby
- William Stanley made lord chamberlain
- jasper Tudor made duke of Bedford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Constance of wales
What happened to earl of Surrey after Bosworth?
Imprisoned until 1489
What happened to the earl of Northumberland after Bosworth?
He was realised from prison in 1485 and given control of the north
Why did Henry predate his reign?
So he had legal grounds to call those who fought against him traitors (took there land and money)
Who were the potential Yorkist threats?
•earl of Warwick and Lincoln
What happened to the earl of Warwick after Bosworth?
Sent to the tower
Lived in relative comfort
What happened to John del la Pole after Bosworth
Given place on the council
Who did Cecily of York marry?
Viscount Welles (Henrys half uncle)
Who was Cecily of York married to before her marriage was annulled?
Ralph Scrope
Why did Henry annul Cecily of Yorks marriage?
To prevent the birth of further yorkist heirs and to further unite the two houses
Why was the yorkshire rebellion dangerous?
- far from London
- limited support
- easily put down
- leaders executed
- no influential leaders
- no march south so no threat to monarchy
Why was the Yorkshire rebellion dangerous?
- required royal rifle to put down
- Henry didn’t collect taxes
- killed member of the nobility
Why did the people of Yorkshire rebel?
- didn’t want to pay tax for war that wouldn’t affect them
- bad harvest 1488
- didn’t like Lancaster subs
- other counties (Northumberland) were exempt on grounds of poverty
When was the Yorkshire rebellion?
1489
Why was the Cornish rebellion a threat?
- march to London
* showed how fragile England was politically and socially
Why was the Cornish rebellion not dangerous?
- couldn’t get any further if they’d wanted too
- easily beaten
- didn’t want to over thrown king
- no wide support
When was the Cornish rebellion?
June 1947
