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Names of key figures people Flashcards

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Richard III

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Ruled between 1483 and 1485
Defeated at the Battle of Bosworth
Last Yorkist King

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Edward IV

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Ruled between 1461-1470 and then 1471-1483

First Yorkist King

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Edward V

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King of England for 86 days (goes missing with brother)
First son of Edward IV
‘Princes in the tower’

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Richard of Shrewsbury (Duke of York)

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Second son of Edward IV

‘Princes in the tower’

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Owen Tudor

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Henry VII’s grandfather

Married to Catherine of France (widow to Henry V)

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Jasper Tudor

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Henry VIIIs uncle

Helps Henry conquer Wales and England in 1485

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Margaret Beaufort

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Henry VIIIs mother

Descendant of Edward III by the marriage of his 3rd son to Catherine Swynford

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Elizabeth of York

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Henry VII’s wife

Brother of the princes in the tower; eldest daughter of Edward IV

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Edward, Earl of Warwick

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Richard III’s nephew; Yorkist claimant

Sent to the tower when Henry becomes king. Not executed until 1499

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John De La Pole, Earl of Suffolk

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Richard III’s brother in law
Father of John and Edmund De La Pole
Supports Yorkists in the War of Roses but loyal to Henry until his death

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John De La Pole, Earl of Lincoln

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Richard IIIs nephew; Yorkist council
Joins Henry’s council after proffessing loyalty
Killed at Battle of Stoke supporting Soimnel

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Edmund De la Pole, Earl of Suffolkq

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Brother of John De La Pole (Lincoln)
After John’s death becomes the leading Yorkist claiment
Executed by HEnry VIII in 1513

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John Howard (Duke of Norfolk)

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Father of Thomas Howard
Close friend and loyal supporter of Richard III
Died at Bosworth

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Thomas Howard (2nd) Duke of Norfolk)

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Son of John Howard
Grandfather of Catherine Howard & Anne Boyelen
Yorkist captured at Bosworth and stripped of land, titles and held in the tower of London.
Refuses to escape during Lincoln rebllion in 1487 but doesn’t; wins Henry VII’s trust

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Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland

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Lead a major portion of Richard IIIs troops but didn’t commit
Imprisoned briefly
Responsible for controlling North of England
Murdered trying to collect tax in the Yorkshire rebellion

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Lord Francis Lovell

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Ally of Richard III
English nobleman
Led a rebellion in Midlands which was put down
Went missing in 1487 post Battle of Stoke

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Humphrey Stafford

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Supporter of Richard III
Takes part in Lovell Rebellion
Executed

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Thomas Staffrd

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Supporter of Richard III
Takes part in Lovell Rebellion
Pardoned and remains loyal

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Sir John Egremont

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Led Yorkshire rebellion

Yorkist supporter

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Lambert Simnel

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Pretender
Claims to be Earl of Warwick
Pardoned and given job in kitchens

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Lord Audley

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Only noble in Cornish rebellion

Arrested and beheaded

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John Morton

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Lord Chancellor & Archbishop of Canterbury

Known for harsh taxation policies; benevolences

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Margaret of Burgundy (York)

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Sister of Edward IV and Richard III
Widow of Charles the Bold (Burgundy)
Yorkist supporter; sheltered Lovell, Lincoln, Warbeck and acknowledges Simnel

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Perkin Warbeck

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A pretender
Claims to be Richard of Shrewsbury (prince in tower)
Executed after trying to escape the tower

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Sir William Stanley

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Leading courtier & Lord Chamberlain
Helpd Henry at Bosworth
Younger brother of Thomas Stanley
Executed for supporting Warbeck

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Prince Arthor Tudor

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First son of Henry VII

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Prince Henry Tudor

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Second son of Henry VII

Becomes Henry VIII

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Catherine of Aragon

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Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabelle; Spanish monarchs
Marries Arthur then Henry
Queen of England 1509-1533

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Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile

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Parents of Catherine of Aragon

Joint Spanish monarchs

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James IV of Scotland

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King of Scotland from 1488-1513

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Margarat Tudor

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Eldest daughter of Henry VII

Married to James IV

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Charles VIII of France

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King of France from 1483-1498

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Louis XII of France

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King of France from 1498-1515

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Maxiillian I

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Holy Roman Emperor

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Philip of Burgundy

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Son of Maximillian

Heir to Holy Roman Empire but doesn’t take throne

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Edmund Dudley

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A member of the Royal council and Council learned in law

Executed by Henry VIII

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Robert Empson

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A member of the Royal council and Council learned in law

Executed by Henry VIII

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Sir Reginald Bray

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A member of the Royal council
(Council learned in law)
Appointed to Henry’s council in 1491; chief financial advisor

Tudors; Henry VII (6 decks)

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