HENRY VII ESTABLISHMENT AND THREATS Flashcards
1487 Lambert Simnel
Persuaded by priest Symonds
Battle of Stoke
1487
Why did Simnel fail?
People fed up of civil unrest so not enough support
Who supported Warbeck?
Margaret of Burgundy
Why did Henry cut off trade with Flanders?
Because they were supporting Warbeck
1486 Opposition from the Lovels
Lord Lovel and the Stafford brothers- Humphrey executed, Thomas pardoned and remained loyal
1489 Yorkshire Rebellion
Rebelling against taxes- they were suffering bad harvests and people further north were not paying tax
1487 Cornish Rebellion
Mad about tax for war with Scotland
Consequences of Cornish and Yorkshire rebellions
Issued a pardon but never collected any more tax
Who led Cornish rebellion?
Lord Audley
Which two rebellions coincided?
Cornish and Warbeck
How can opposition be grouped (4)?
Pretenders
Nobility
Economic
Yorkists
How many earls did Henry appoint ?
1
Limited land of monarchy
Restored the authority of the monarchy
Who received Order of the Garter?
Thomas Howard, Reginald Bray
Example of financial punishments
Marquais of Dorset
How many attainders did Henry reverse, and how many had special features?
5, with 4 having special features
Why was Henry’s position weak due to exile?
14 years in exile
How many Orders of the Garter did Henry give?
37
When was Henry coronated ?
30 Oct 1485
International response to Lambert Simnel
Margaret of Burgundy sent 2000 mercenaries in support
Propaganda under Henry VII (2)
Uniting of the Tudor and Lancaster rose
Portrayed Richard III as an illegitimate usurper
Henry’s claim
Weak- through his mother
Example of nobility threat
Edmund de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk
De la Pole threat
Had a strong claim to the throne.
1499 fled to Calais- Henry persuaded him to come back, and he remained loyal until 1501. Fled again and imprisoned
Which one of Henry’s trusted officials betrayed him?
William Stanley
