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Henry VII- Threats and Rebellions💜 Flashcards

1
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What year was the Lovell conspiracy?

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1486.

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What year was the Cornish rebellion?

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1497.

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What year was the Yorkshire rebellion?

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1489.

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What year was the Perkin Warbeck uprising?

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1491-1499.

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What year was the Lambert Simnel uprising?

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1486 but Henry unaware until 1487.

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What happened in the Lovell conspiracy? (First rebellion)

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-Trouble in the midlands when Henry went on a royal progress to the North.

-Dissatisfied Yorkists.

-Sent a force offering reconciliation or excommunication and death.

-Rebels dispersed.

-Lovell fled to Flanders and the Stafford brothers sought Sanctuary. (H EXECUTED, T LOYAL)

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Who were the leaders of the Lovell conspiracy?

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-Lord Lovell.

-The Stafford brothers. (Humpherey and Thomas)

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Why did the Lovell conspiracy fail?

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-Lack of a credible alternative as king.

-Lovell and Stafford were only minor nobles and didn’t have either great wealth or a great following.

-No overseas backing.

-Henry had effective intelligence operation and tracked them, meaning that it failed.

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What were the consequences of the Lovell conspiracy?

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-Limited.

-Progress able to continue in the North.

-Helped get loyalty and obedience.

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Who did Lambert Simnel claim to be?

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-The earl of Warwick

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Who did Lambert Simnel receive support from? (leaders).

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-Crowned in Ireland by the Irish Kildare.

-Earl of Lincoln.

-Margaret of Burgundy.

-Richard Symonds an Oxford priest.

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What was Lambert Simnel caused by?

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-Dissatisfaction over loss of Yorkist land

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13
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What happened in Stoke in 1487?

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-Henry’s army made of roughly 12,000 men met Simnel’s 8,0000-man army at Stoke in 1487.

-The German commander was killed.

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What did Simnel’s army contain?

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2,000 German mercenaries paid by Burgundy led by Martin Schwartz

About 4,500 ill-disciplined Irish kerns sent by Kildare.

-smaller force of Yorkists under the command of half a dozen local gentry which joined after they landed in England..

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How did Henry reinforce that Simnel was not the Earl of Warwick? (2)

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-Symonds imprisoned for life and Simnel given a job in the kitchens.

-Henry paraded the real Warwick around London.

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Why did the Lambert Simnel uprising fail? (6)

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-presence of ‘brutal’ Irish.

-Henry’s army bigger and better.

-No widespread support.

-Leaders killed.

-Exhaustion and poverty

-Lambert clearly not legitimate at 12.

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Why could Lambert Simnel still be considered a threat?

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-Battle of Stoke- closely fought 3 hours.

-Henry had little support too only from Oxford and Derby.

-Margaret of Burgundy’s support.

-Henry unaware for a year showing his vunerability.

-8000 men.

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What caused the Yorkshire rebellions?

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-Protest at the collection of subsidies.

-Yorkshire men felt that Britany was of none of their concern and was a further strain on an already financially suffering area.

-Also bad harvests at the time.

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What happened during the Yorkshire rebellion?

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-Northumberland was sent to collect the taxes but was killed in the process

-Henry sent an army of 8,000 led by the Earl of surrey and the rebels were dispersed.

20
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What were the consequences of the Yorkshire rebellion? (4)

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-An establishment of the Tudor crown in Yorkshire.

-The taxes however were never collected.

-Was this compromising the royal authority.

-The Earl of surrey selected as his representative who had no vested interest so would be very loyal.

21
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Who led the Cornish rebellion?

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Michael An Goff.

22
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What caused the Cornish rebellion?

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-A response to high taxes placed on people for Henry VII to finance a war against Scotland. (as they were funding Perkin Warbeck and threatening Northern war).

23
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Who led the Yorkshire rebellion?

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Sir John Egremont, an illegitimate member of the Percy family and Yorkist supporter.

24
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How many supporters did the Cornish rebellion attract?

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15,000. This included only one noble, Lord Audley. But numbers did decline upon reaching London perhaps in fear.

25
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Who were the complaints about in the Cornish rebellion?

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-Evil counsellors such as Morton and Bray who were blamed for the tax.

26
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How big was the army that crushed the Cornish rebellion?

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25,000 crushed the rebel force at Blackheath in June 1497.

27
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Was the Cornish rebellion ever a serious threat?

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-No it only reached London because he was concerned about Perkin Warbeck.

28
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When did the Perkin Warbeck uprising start and who did he claim to be?

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-Ireland.
-Pretended to be Richard, Duke of York. (one of the princes in the tower).

29
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Which international support did Perkin Warbeck have?

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-Emperor Maximilian

-James IV of Scotland

-Margaret of Burgundy (wanted to destabilise Henry).

-Charles VIII of France (wanted to destabilise Henry).

-Earl of Desmond (Irish)

30
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Why did Charles VIII of France support Perkin Warbeck?

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-He wanted to destabilise Henry.

-He wanted to prevent Henry supporting Brittany because he wanted it.

31
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Why did Margaret of Burgundy support Perkin Warbeck?

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-She was a major Yorkist leader.

32
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What happened when Henry became aware of Perkin Warbeck?

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-He sent a force to Cork.

-Perkin Warbeck fled to France.

-Lost Irish support.

-Charles VIII and Emperor Maximillian supported him. (stopping him intervening in Burgundy).

33
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What year was the treaty of Etaples?

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1492.

34
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What was the treaty of Etaples?

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This ended his support for Brittany in exchange for a large subsidy and French agreement to expel Warbeck.

35
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What did Henry’s sophisticated intelligence operation do? (In regard to Perkin Warbeck).

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-Found out Perkin was from Tournai and his father was a boatman.

-Found English supporters such as William Stanley who was executed.

-Found potential allies and secured bonds of allegiance from them.

36
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What happened in July 1495? (What did PW do?)

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-Tried to land a mercenary army in kent.

-Never made it ashore.

37
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What did Warbeck do after his failure to land an army at kent?

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-Went back to Ireland.

-Kildare and Desmond captured him- had to go to Cornwall

-Tried to besiege the royal castle at Waterford failed – Henry had supplied the city with heavy cannon and many rebels were killed.

-So he had to go back to Scotland as loads killed

38
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Why was Scottish support for Perkin Warbeck not that influential?

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-War couldn’t last long because they were poor.

-Warbeck was only in England for a week when the small army crossed the border.

-James eventually expelled him from the country after he had heard Henry was preparing for a Scottish invasion. (and he had married Henry’s daughter)

39
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Where did Warbeck go after being expelled from Scotland?

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-Sailed to Ireland but support dead

-Decided to go to Cornwall because of the rebellion, when he got there it was over but nobles still angry.

-Able to raise an army of 8,000 by the time he got to Exeter.

-Hung after his poor attempt to siege Exeter.

40
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Why did the Perkin Warbeck rebellion fail?

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-Dependence on others for power.

-Henry firmly established on the throne.

-Henry’s powerful intelligence system.

41
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Why was Warbeck a threat?

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-Substantial financial backing from foreign places.

-Persistent threat of 5 invasions.

42
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Perkin Warbecks journey?

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Ireland – France – Kent- Ireland- Cornwall- Waterford castle- Scotland- Ireland- Cornwall- Exeter- dead

43
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Acronym to remember PW’s journey?

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I Feed Kangaroos ice cream weekly special ice cones every decade

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