Henry VII: Key people Flashcards
Edmund De La Pole
- Earl of Suffolk
- Yorkist claimant to the throne
- Henry had him executed in 1513
John De La Pole
- earl of Lincoln
- brother of Richard and Edmund De La Pole
- Son of Richard III’s sister and nominated heir by Richard III
- Sought to place lambert simnel on the throne, claiming he was his cousin (earl of Warick)
- killed at the battle of Stoke 1487
Richard De La Pole
- member of Yorkist De La Pole family
- potential claim to the throne = threat
- eventually killed in the battle of Pavia (1525)
Lambert Simnel
- pretender to the throne of England
- claimed to be the earl of Warick in 1487
- figurehead of the Yorkist rebellion of 1489
- Was pardoned and employed in royal kitchens as a servant
John a Chambre
- leader of the Yorkshire rebellion, 1489
- hanged for treason
Francis Viscount Lovell
- Friend and Chamberlain to Richard III
- led the Lovell and Stafford Rebellion 1486
- disappeared after the battle of stoke, 1487
Perkin Warbeck
- pretender
- claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York and Edward VI
- was a significant threat as he gained much support domestically and foreignly
Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy
- sister of Edward IV and Richard III
- big supporter of the Yorkists
- supported Yorkist rebels
Humphrey and Thomas Stafford
- took part in the war of the roses
- on the Yorkist side
- Henry ordered the execution of Thomas but pardoned Humphrey
The Stanley brothers
- present at the battle of Bosworth
- did not get involved until the end because didn’t know whether to support Richard III or Henry
Thomas Stanley
- Earl of Derby
- married to Margret Beaufort
- After the battle of
Bosworth, was made the Earl of Derby
John morton
- churchman and lawyer
- was passionate Lancastrian
and worked against Richard III - promoted to Archbishop of Canterbury in 1486
- became cardinal in 1493
Sir Reginald Bray
- helped Henry raise funds before the Battle of Bosworth
- one of the most influential men in Henry VII’s government and administration
Margaret Beaufort
- married Edmund Tudor 1455
- had Henry when 14
- then married Thomas Stanley
- remained an unofficial advisor to Henry and helped him through getting into power
Sir Richard Empson
- chaired the council learned in law
- known to be ruthless and had a bad reputation
- executed in Henry VIII’s reign
Edmund Dudley
- notorious in running the council learned in law
Maximilian I
Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 to 1519
Charles VIII
king of France from 1483 to 14978
James IV
- Scottish king
- supported Perkin Warbeck
- killed in the battle of Flodden 1513
Richard Fox
- Bishop of Exeter
- one of the chief ministers to Henry
Elizabeth of York
- Henry’s wife
- helped unite Yorkists and Lancastrians as she was a Yorkist
Margaret Tudor
- Henry’s eldest daughter
- married James IV, king of Scotland, to unite the two countries and diffuse Perkin Warbeck’s foreign support
- treaty of perpetual peace 1503
Princes in the tower
- Edward V and Richard, Duke of York
- Elizabeth or York’s brothers
- had claim to the throne and were supposedly killed by Richard III
John De Vere
- supporter of Henry at the Battle of Bosworth
- made Earl of Oxford afterward
Catherine of Aragon
- marriage to son Arthur in 1501 cemented alliance between England and Spain
Jasper Tudor
- Henry’s uncle who mentored him in his exile in Brittany
Edmund Tudor
Henry’s father
John of Gaunt
- Duke of Lancaster
- son of King Edward III
- henry’s birthright to the throne
