Henry VII - Domestic policy

Question 1

Lovell and Stafford rebellion

Answer 1

1486
Francis Lord Lovell and Viscount Lovell and the Stafford brothers took sanctuary and attempted to overthrow Henry VII.
Attracted very little support
Lovells escape; Sir Thomas Stafford captured and Sir Humphrey Stafford executed

Question 2

Lambert Simnel

Answer 2

1487
Richard Symonds, a priest, chose Simnel as a lookalike of Edward, Earl of Warwick, and took him to Ireland.
The Earl of Kildare crowned Simnel King of England in Dublin
Kildare & John de la Pole invaded from Lancashire in Simnel’s name
However they totally failed to raise support - H7’s plan of allowing Yorkists to prove their loyalty meant they didn’t rebel
Rebels lost at the Battle of East Stoke

Question 3

Yorkshire Rebellion

Answer 3

1489
Henry wanted to repay Brittany with aid against France and Parliament voted a £100,000 subsidy. The poor in Yorkshire were angry at this
Earl of Northumberland killed upon meeting the rebels at Cock Lodge
The Earl of Surrey then took an army of 8000 to Yorkshire and the rebels dispersed
The tax was not collected from Yorkshire, and only the leader Robert Chamber was hanged
Led to Council of the North being established under the Earl of Surrey

Question 4

Cornish rebellion

Answer 4

1497
People were angry at a subsidy for war with Scotland over Perkin Warbeck (£120,000) and Henry had imposed new regulations on tin mining
Rebels gathered support and 5,000 men marched to Blackheath outside London
Henry’s army of around 20,000 killed 1,000 rebels
He then fined Cornwall, raising around £15,000

Question 5

Perkin Warbeck

Answer 5

1491-1499
Claimed to be Richard, Duke of York
Used by Yorkists/foreign powers
Backing from Charles VIII of France, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian, James VI of Scotland, and Earl of Desmond in Ireland, and Margaret of Burgundy (Yorkist leader)
Sir William Stanley executed for supporting Warbeck
Henry used spies to learn who Warbeck was and who backed him - used bonds of allegiance on nobles to neutralise the threat
Threatened stability (Spain nearly pulled out of marriage deal) but relied totally on foreign powers
Lack of support in England was highlighted after Kent
Hanged in 1499, after his second escape attempt

Question 6

Perkin Warbeck timeline of activity

Answer 6

Cork, Ireland, 1491 - H7 sent a force, fled to France
Support from Charles VIII and Maximilian
Treaty of Etaples in 1492 - H7 stopped backing Brittany, France expelled Warbeck
Kent, 1495 - failed invasion, never reached the shore
Cornwall, 1497 - took refuge after fleeing Ireland again
Fled to Scotland after a failed siege at Waterford
James IV gave him a high born wife
Small army crossed the border but dispersed
Eventually expelled in 1497
Raised troops in Cornwall, failed siege in Exeter
Hanged in 1499

Question 7

White Rose rebellion

Answer 7

1501
Edmund and Richmond de la Pole were nephews of Richard III and the last Yorkist claimants of the English throne
Edmund betrayed the Tudors, travelled to HRE where he assumed the nickname the White Rose
He built up a massive Yorkist army with Maximilian’s help
However Maximilian decided to cut help in exchange for £10,000
Rebellion fizzled out
White Rose imprisoned in 1506 after Treaty of Windsor

Question 8

What happened to the de la Poles

Answer 8

John - Earl of Lincoln, killed at Battle of East Stoke after joining Simnel rebellion
Edmund - Earl of Suffolk/aka White Rose, executed in 1509 as part of Henry VII’s will
Richard - White Rose, attainded and forced to live in France after joining Edmund
William - arrested during White Rose rebellion