How Did Henry Vii Deal With Yorkist Claimants And The Pretenders? Flashcards
How significant was the Lovell rebellion ?
First major yorkist rebellion to overthrow him, direct challenge to his sovereignty = set a trend for more rebellions in the long term
What happened during the simnel rebellion?
Credible figurehead: lambert simnel to pretend to be the earl of Warwick.
Henry was able to produce the real earl of Warwick and parade him to prove simnel was a pretender.
John de la pole supported simnel and he fled to burgundy where the Duchess of Burgundy [the sis of Richard iii] used her international influence to support them with troops [2000 mercenaries].
Set sail to Ireland where the earl of Kildare crowned simnel as king before they began launching an invasion in England.
What was the impact of the simnel rebellion?
Henry decided to grant patronage to the earl of Northumberland who had influence in Yorkshire- people there to be loyal to him rather than simnel of john de la pole
The battle of stoke field 1487: end of the wars of the roses - battle ultimately one sided : john de la pole was killed, simnel captured and put to work in the palace kitchens
Who pretended to be the lost prince Richard , Duke of York ?
Perkin warbeck
Why was warbeck a threat?
His challenge had an intentional dimension , garnered support from several foreign rulers
1491-99: almost a decade, showed determination n perseverance to overthrow him
What happened during warbecks rebellions?
Late 1491: earl of Kildare was hesitant to support him. Irish backings did not materialise
1492:Charles viii invited him to France , treated like a prince+ went to burgundy where Margaret embraced him as if he were her actual nephew. She was determined to remove Henry vii n restore Yorkist line.
1495: sir William Stanley was implicated in plotting with warbeck against Henry and was executed = very worrying bc he had close access to Henry himself.
Attempted to invade England 3 times:
Kent- small force of 300 soldiers, fail
Scotland- warbeck was married to James ivs cousin - tried to invade with 1400 soldiers,fail n retreated
1497 Cornwall rebellion bc they were angry that they were made to pay tax to fund the war against Scotland =unsuccessful when he was captured.
Warbeck and the earl of Warwick 1499 were convicted of treason and executed.
Why was Henry insecure?
Used by the yorkists to question his legitimacy and to draw loyalty away from him whilst he was still new to kingship.
What was the Lovell and Stafford rebellion 1486?
Led by Francis Lovell and the Stafford brothers
After the battle of bosworth, they sought refuge in a sanctuary at Colchester.
They left the sanctuary in 1486 n attempted to incite a rebellion in the midlands in the name of the earl of Warwick.
Henry was near York at the time and quickly advance to the midlands were they fled to seek sanctuary but were forcibly removed by Henry- Humphrey was executed but Thomas was pardoned. Lovell attempted again but jasper Tudor suppressed the revolt.lovell fled to burgundy with Yorkist supporter Margaret.
Why was the Lovell rebellion significant?
Highlighted the instability of his reign and foreshadowed the ongoing Yorkist opposition that he would face.
