lovell and stafford

Question 1

what was the aim of the lovell and stafford rebellion?

Answer 1

• dynastic - wanted to restore the house of york - motivated by loyalty to richard + feared henry would not give them local power
• wanted to overthrow henry + replace with unsepcified yorkist claimant

Question 2

what was the leadership in the lovell and stafford rebellion?

Answer 2

• viscount lovell
• sir thomas
• sir humphrey stafford

Question 3

how was the lovell and stafford rebellion organised

Answer 3

weren’t very organised - no claimant

Question 4

where did the lovell and stafford rebellion happen?

Answer 4

• york

- worcestershire

Question 5

what were the government responses to the lovell and stafford rebellion?

Answer 5

• Lovell escapes, Staffords both captured and Humphrey is executed
• sir conyers who was suspected of being involved in the lovel revolt - lost stewardship in middleham + £2000 bond imposed
• abbot who secured sanctuary for stafford brothers - faced 3000 bond

Question 6

what were the strategies and tactics of the lovell and stafford rebellion? what did lovell do in response to being an attained man?

Answer 6

• Lovell travelled to Richard’s old stronghold of Yorkshire to raise troops while the Staffords did the same in Worcestershire
• as an attained man unlikely to attract support so spread story that henry pardoned him + produced forget documents to support claim - establishing himself as a ‘true liegeman’ - plans began to take shape

Question 7

why was the lovell and stafford rebellion not very threatening?

Answer 7

• entirely unsuccessful
• Lack of credible alternative candidate as king – very few of the commons were willing to rise in support of the noble leaders
• Lovell and Staffords were only minor nobles – had no great wealth and no large group of followers/servants on which to base a rising
• No backing from overseas
• Henry already had an efficient intelligence operation – successfully tracked the rebels when they fled and did not give them time to become a threat

Question 8

what was the support of the lovell and stafford rebellion?

Answer 8

• lovel + stafford brothers able to get enough support from retainers
• The rebellions gained little traction because there was no Yorkist pretender to rally around
• total support in dozens - not even hundreds
• Stafford’s rebellion collapsed when word reached them that the King was on his way south with an army

Question 9

what was the size of the lovell and stafford rebellion?

Answer 9

rebel numbers were derisory

Question 10

how was the lovell and stafford rebellion threatening?

Answer 10

• dynastic rebellion
• enough support from retainers
• good strategies + tactics

Question 11

what was the duration of the lovell and stafford rebellion?

Answer 11

one month