Henry VII Rebellions And Imposters

Question 1

1487 Lambert Simnel context

Answer 1

• 10 year old Simnel was at first passed off as Richard Duke of York
• Then passed off as the Earl of Warwick
• Determined to overthrow the king
• Lasted a year

Question 2

1487 Lambert Simnel - Henry’s response

Answer 2

• Extremely worried about an invasion
• Henry was insecure on the throne
• England was unsettled
• Simnel was put to work in the royal kitchens

Question 3

1491-1499 Perkin Warbeck context

Answer 3

• Impressed the Irish townspeople with appearance that was similar to the Earl of Warwick but changed to Richard Duke of York
• Wanted to overthrow the King
• lasted 8 years

Question 4

1491-1499 Perkin Warbeck - Henry’s response

Answer 4

• Insecure on the throne
• Resulted in the Cornish Rebellion
• Killed Warbeck to stop causing trouble

Question 5

1497 Cornish rebellion causes

Answer 5

• Henry VII attempted to raise taxes in Cornwall to fund a war against Scotland in retaliation for the support the Scots gave to Warbeck
• Unpopular tax was collected aggressively
• Remote geographical location and regional identity by poverty fuelled the rebellion

Question 6

1497 Cornish rebellion consequences for Henry VII

Answer 6

• Had to avoid expensive wars so he didn’t further rise taxes
• Taxation was unpopular and risked provoking rebellions which were expensive to suppress
• Interrupt trade = economic decline, unemployment and falling profit
• Needed to negotiate with James IV rather than fight him

Question 7

Why was the Cornish rebellion a threat???

Answer 7

• Able to get the whole way to London where they were finally defeated

Question 8

Why was the Cornish rebellion not a threat???

Answer 8

• Not a dynastic threat. Peaceful protest on rise in taxation
• Henry didn’t seem troubled as he decided to ride out the rebellion
• occurred at the end of the reign where Henry was most secure
• Ill-armed peasants

Question 9

Why was Lambert Simnel a threat???

Answer 9

• Met Henry at the battle of Stoke where Henry raised taxes for army etc and last battle of war of roses which shows its significance
• Support of the Yorkists who were many due to beginning of reign

Question 10

Why was Lambert Simnel not a threat???

Answer 10

• Put to work in the kitchens instead of executed or put in prison
• ill-prepared army and defeated after a few hours
• people who controlled him were the threat as he was only 10

Question 11

Why was Perkin Warbeck a threat???

Answer 11

• Was executed after attempting to escape prison
• support of foreign rulers such as Maximilian, James IV and Margaret of Burgundy
• Resulted in the Cornish rebellion
• Had support from Lord Stanley Henry’s Lord Chamberline

Question 12

Why was Perkin Warbeck not a threat???

Answer 12

• Henry had a solution for all of warbecks drama like a marriage alliance of Henry’s daughter to James IV in 1496
• Warbeck was seeking support from Margaret of Burgundy then Henry put a trade ban on Burgundy