Henry VII Rebellions Flashcards
Origins of the Lambert Simnel plot
Richard Symonds, Clerical resident of Oxford tutored the twelve year old Simnel. Henry VII believed John De la Pole was behind the scheme as he was leader of the Yorkist Party.
Edward, Earl of Warwick was the leading Yorkist claimant to the throne - Yorkists feared Edward was murdered in the tower, thus Lambert Simnel was put forward to impersonate him.
How did the Lambert Simnel plot develop
Margaret gave shelter to Lovell and Earl of Lincoln and acknowledged Simnel as her nephew.
January 1487, Simnel and Symonds landed at Dublin. Irish Yorkists led Irish magnates to accept Simnel as Earl of Warwick . In May, Simnel solemnly crowned as Earl of Warwick in the Dublin cathedral.
June 1487, Rebels marched through Cumbria and North Yorkshire, hoping to gain support in these areas, but were disappointed by the response - Their force of 8000 men defeated by Henry’s 12000 men in the Battle of Stoke.
Consequences of the Simnel plot
Lambert Simnel captured and went on to enjoy a career as a turnspit in royal kitchens and later had the Kings falconer.
Earl of Lincoln killed during fighting and Lovell died soon after.
Henry received oaths of loyalty & punished offenders, however he only attainted 28 men , so had less land to reward supporters - Yorkists from Stoke allowed to live but were fined heavily.
Origins of Perkin Warbeck
In 1490, he became a model for a clothier and impressed everyone with his appearance. The following year his employer took him to Ireland With Yorkist, John Taylor, to impersonate Richard.
However, Irish lords refused to support Warbeck, and he fled to France. The Treaty of Etaples was signed in 1492, agreeing to no longer shelter rebels - 1493, Warbeck forced to go to the court of Margaret of Burgundy, who tutored him the ways of the Yorkist court.
Warbeck in the Holy Roman Empire and Scotland
1493, Henry protested to Archduke Philip about the harbouring of Warbeck & Henry imposed a trade ban. Thus, Warbeck was welcomed at the court of the new Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian, where Warbeck promised if he died before becoming King, the claim would be passed down to Maximilian.
1494, Henrys spies uncovered English conspirators among the government and Warbeck fled to Scotland where he was welcomed by James IV, who supported an unsuccessful invasion of England in September.
The end of Perkin Warbeck
James IV signed the Treaty of Ayton with Henry VII, so Warbeck had to move back again to Ireland, in which he was rejected.
Warbeck landed in Cornwall to support the hatred towards Henry following the Cornish Rebellion of 1497 where he recieved little support and was arrested - Sent to the tower in 1498.
