Henry VII: Key dates Flashcards
1455
beginning of the War of the Roses
January 28th, 1457
Henry VII born
1471 - 1485
Henry VII’s years in exile in Brittany, he left England when he was 14 years old
August 21st, 1485
Henry is officially king
August 22nd, 1485
Battle of Bosworth
October 30th, 1485
Henry’s coronation
November 7th, 1485
Henry’s first Parliament meeting
January 18th, 1486
Henry and Elizabeth of York get married
16th June 1487
Lambert Simnel rebellion: pretender defeated at the battle of stoke
1489
the Yorkshire rebellion
March 27th, 1489
Treaty of Medina del Campo: Henry an King Ferdinand II or Aragon arrange for Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon to marry at a future date
June 28th, 1491
son Henry (VIII) is born
1491 - 1499
Perkin Warbeck Rebellions
November 3rd, 1492
treaty of Etaples: peace between England and France included a clause that Charles VIII would no longer give support to Warbeck
November 27th, 1495
- perkin sailed to Scotland
- got the support of James IV
- got Lady Catherine Gordon’s hand in marriage
February 24th, 1496
the Magnus Intercursus Treaty: provided for a renewal of trade between England and the Netherlands
- also said that neither country would aid the other rebels, added to try to remove support for Warbeck’s claim
September 21st, 1496
Scots invade England in support of Warbeck - little success so returned to Scotland
31 October 1502
Treaty of perpetual peace:
- the first attempt to end the conflict between England and Scotland for over 170 years
- marriage was agreed between King James IV and and Margaret Tudor (Henry’s daughter)
January 1497
new tax to raise money to defend the border with Scotland against a further invasion in support of Perkin Warbeck
May - June 1497
the people of Cornwall rebelled against the tax for the defence of the Scottish border + a force of Cornishmen began a march to London
June 1497
- cornish rebels reached Kent seeking support but were attacked by the Earl of Kent
- leaders were captured + hanged
July 5th, 1497
Henry threatened Scotland to relinquish Perkin Warbeck with the threat of war - Warbeck surrendered
October 5th, 1497
Perkin Warbeck captured
November 23rd, 1499
Perkin Warbeck hanged
November 14th, 1501
Arthur and Catherine of Aragon marry
April 2nd, 1502
Arthur dies
September 1502
Henry arranges for his second son Henry (VIII) to marry Catherine of Aragon at a future date
February 11th, 1503
Elizabeth of York dies
April 21st, 1509
Henry VII dies
