Henry VII - Society

Question 1

What caused the Yorkshire rebellion of 1498?

Answer 1

Henry wanted to raise £100,000 for Brittany’s independence

Question 2

What exacerbated the hostility in Yorkshire?

Answer 2

Poor harvest

Other northern counties were exempt from the tax

Previous taxes had been in kind, not income

Question 3

How as the Yorkshire rebellion of 1498 dealt with?

Answer 3

Earl of Surrey defeated the rebels

Henry granted pardons

Question 4

What caused the Cornwall rebellion of 1497?

Answer 4

Henry wanted to raise funds against Warbeck in Scotland

Question 5

What exacerbated the hostility in Cornwall?

Answer 5

Didn’t want to pay for a campaign in the North

Question 6

How many rebels were involved in the Cornwall rebellion?

Answer 6

15,000

Question 7

What was a bigger threat, Cornwall or Yorkshire?

Answer 7

Cornwall - rebels marched from Cornwall to London without being stopped

Showed fragility of support