Lovel and Stafford - 1486 Flashcards
What was the main cause of the Lovel and Stafford rebellion?
Dynastic - wanted the restoration of the house of York and to overthrow Henry VII.
Who was the claimant to replace Henry in the Lovell and Stafford rebellion?
Unspecified Yorkist
How long did the Lovell and Stafford rebellion last?
One month
Where did the Lovell and Stafford rebellion take place?
York and Worcestershire
Who led the Lovell and Stafford rebellion?
- viscount Lovell
- sir Thomas
- sir Humphrey stafford
How large was the support of the Lovell and Stafford rebellion?
Very small - in the dozens, not even hundreds
What happened to Lovell after the Lovell and Stafford rebellion?
Escaped and rallied to support Lambert Simnel
What happened to Stafford after the Lovell and Stafford rebellion?
Both Thomas and Humphrey Stafford were captured with Humphrey being executed.
What were the reasons why the Lovell and Stafford rebellion failed?
- Lack of alternate candidate as king - very few commons willing to rise in support of the noble leaders
- Lovell and Stafford were only minor nobles - had no great wealth and no large group of followers to base a rising on
- Henry already had an efficient intelligence operation - successfully tracked rebels when they fled and didn’t give time to become a threat
- They had no backing from overseas
What did Henry do to drain all support for the Lovell and Stafford rebellion?
Send his Uncle Jasper Tudor with a pardon for every rebel except Lovell
Who was Viscount Lovell?
a former Lord Chamberlain of Richard III.
How did Henry VII get information to defeat Lovel and Stafford?
He used spies to follow them after their defeat at Bosworth.
Who were appointed by Henry VII to apprehend Lovel?
- Sir Richard Edgecombe
- Sir William Tyler
