Henry VII - Dealing with Opposition Flashcards
When was he crowned? When did he marry? The Royal Progress.
30/10/1485. 18/01/1486. He doesn’t want people to say that he claimed the throne through marriage. Apr 1486.
Why did he date his reign from 21/08/1485?
Allows him to treat Yorkists as traitors. He also imprisons Yorkists, e.g. John DLP (who was widely thought to be R3’s heir - given revenues of Duchy of Cornwall, traditionally given to the heir) and the Earl of Warwick, although DLP is released after professing his loyalty.
Lovell’s Rebellion
Viscount Francis Lovell, Humphrey Stafford + Thomas Stafford had a rebellion. H7 sent a royal army to disperse it. Lovell flees to France, Humphrey executed + Thomas pardoned.
Lambert Simnel - 1486-1487
Battle of Stoke - 16 June 1487
Pupil of Dick Simmons, who trains him to behave like Earl of Warwick. Proclaimed King E6. H7 parades the real Earl of Warwick through the streets of London, but this doesn’t stop Simnel from escaping to Ireland and gathering support from 3k German mercenaries and John DLP. H7 meets them at the Battle of Stoke with 12k, against Simnel’s 8k. Many of H7’s supporters held back because they wanted to be on the winning side, like at Bosworth. Simnel spared to work in kitchen.
Yorkshire Rebellion - 1489
For Parliamentary tax, voted in to aid Brittany. Suffered from bad harvest + bitterness towards northern counties who didn’t have to pay because of defence of Scottish border. Earl of Northumberland murdered by Sir John Egremont (illegitimate member of Percy family + leader of rebellion). Earl of Surrey defeats revolt and is new leader of Council of North. £27k tax collected from goal of £100k.
Perkin Warbeck - 1491
Pretended to be Richard, D of York. Supported by C8 and Margaret of Burgundy. Then, moved to Max’s court with 100 Yorkists. William Stanley, Lord Chamberlain, is implicated in a plot against H7. 1495 - Warbeck arrived in England but failed to gain support. Moved to Scotland and J4 gave him £1200 pa and his cousin to marry, as well as 1500 men. After Cornish rebellion, sent to Tower and executed because of plotting with Earl of Warwick in 1499.
Cornish rebellion - 1497
Battle of Blackheath - 16th June 1497
Against raising taxes to stop invasion by Warbeck - invasions in north were irrelevant to them. 15k led by An Gof, a blacksmith, but only 10k reached London. However, Lord Daubeney with 25k men, crushed them, 1k killed, 3 of main leaders executed (including An Gof + Baron Audley).
Edmund DLP
Had to pay £5k to inherit only part of his lands - had to pay for John DLP’s actions. Fled to Max’s court and called himself the White Rose. H7 passed 51 Attainders against people with Suffolk connections. Although H7 paid £250k to Max to hand over DLP, he had to suspend trade in Jan 1505. Solved during Castilian succession crisis and Duke Philip’s shipwreck in England. Philip was given £138k in return for Suffolk. He wasn’t executed on Philip’s demand, although H8 executes in 1513.
