Henry VII: Threats

Question 1

Stafford and Lovell Rebellion

Answer 1

• 1486
• first rising against Henry
• led by Viscount Lovell and Humphrey Strafford, key supporters of Richard III

Question 2

Stafford and Lovell Rebellion: domestic/foreign support?

Answer 2

• domestic: little support within Yorkist territories

- Foreign: non

Question 3

Stafford and Lovell Rebellion: dangerous?

Answer 3

• not much of a threat
• little support
• poor leadership
• Henry handled it well by using spies to follow them and gained papal permission to arrest them in the sanctuary

Question 4

Lambert Simnel rebellion

Answer 4

• 1486
• claimed to be the Earl of Warwick
• help of Earl of Lincoln

Question 5

Lambert Simnel rebellion: domestic/foreign support?

Answer 5

• domestic: Yorkshire gentry reluctant to filly commit, little support
• foreign: Crowned king in Ireland and support from Margaret of burgundy

Question 6

Lamber simnel rebellion: Dangerous?

Answer 6

• had potential to be threatening to Henry but was eventually unsuccessful
• Henry’s throne was unstable at the time and the foreign support was a representation of how vulnerable he was
• however the English didn’t support Simnel and knew Warwick was alive because Henry paraded the real one around London
• Henry also won at the battle of Stoke

Question 7

Perkin Warbeck

Answer 7

• 1491 - 1499

- claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury , Duke of York (one of the princes in the tower)

Question 8

Perkin Warbeck: Foreign/Domestic support?

Answer 8

• domestic: had more domestic support than the other rebels

- Foreign: had much foreign support, form Margaret of burgundy, France, HRE and especially James IV of Scotland

Question 9

Perkin Warbeck: Dangerous?

Answer 9

• The most threatening
• lasted for almost 9 years
• the real Duke of York mysteriously disappeared so difficult to prove
• Poor leadership = couldn’t exploit Cornish rebellion
• Henry felt threatened for most of his treaties and foreign policy revolved around securing the throne and protecting the Tudor Dynasty from Warbeck

Question 10

Yorkist Rebellion: When and why?

Answer 10

• 1489
• Henry had implemented a tax to fund the campaign in Brittany, causing an uprising
• Bad harvests also caused unrest

Question 11

Yorkshire Rebellion: Impact

Answer 11

• Rebels asked for pardon but were denied it by the king who sent an army of 8,000 to the North, led by the Earl of Surrey
• the rebellion failed

Question 12

Cornish Rebellion: When and why?

Answer 12

• 1497

Henry had implemented another tax to fund the campaign against Scotland, to fight against Warbeck

Question 13

Cornish Rebellion: Impact

Answer 13

• there was no desire for the throne only to end the taxation
• 1000 people died
• the rebellion exposed Henry of his fragility of political and social structure