Lovell, stafford and Suffolk Flashcards
who took part?
Francis, lord lovell
Stafford brothers, Thomas and Humphrey
what year did opposition take place?
1486
where did lovell first go?
north to try and ambush the king
where did Staffords go?
Worcester to stir up rebellion in west
was Henry able to overcome threat?
Henry send armed forced to offer pardons or to fight and if they lost they’d face death
did they receive Any foreign support?
no
what English support did they receive?
support from rebels in local area, quickly dispensed tho
was quality of leadership good?
gained majority support but then offered pardon instead of battle majority accepted
why were they rebelling?
wanted replace Henry with a Yorkist king
what did lovell do when rebels dispersed?
where did Stafford’s go?
fled to Flanders
sought sanctuary in a church
what happened to Staffords in church?
what did Henry do when captured them?
had them forcibly removed bc he didn’t think it was right for them to seek shelter twice
imprisonment in tower
what happened to sir Humphrey?
what happened to Thomas
executed
pardoned and remained loyal
