NON THREATENING Flashcards
Lovell and Stafford
- Lacked support
- No candidate
- Lovell and Stafford minor nobles
with no great wealth or group of
followers - Henry able to track the rebels
- No foreign support
Lambert simnel
- Clear imposter
- Lincoln and Lovell only nobleman involved – failed to recruit large numbers of gentry
- Leadership limited in numbers and powers
- Support for Henry shows did not want civil war or
disruption again - Failed to march on London
- Lack of popular support for rebels
- Irish soldiers lacked experience and armour
- Quick response by Henry VII – no negotiations for
rebel leaders, raised his army whilst rebels were in
Netherlands - Gentry showed loyalty to Henry
perkin warbeck
No noble leadership (like Simnel) – lacked
influence
* Never came close to challenging Henry on the
battlefield
* No widespread or significant localised support in
England
* (Irish interest still limited)
* Around 100 men joined him
* Henry dealt quickly with the threat in his
household
* All 4 of his military campaigns were failures
* 1495: Trap at Deal
* Irish force failed to take Waterford
* 1496 Invasion in Scotland lasted 2 days
* 1497 poorly armed landing at Cornwall failed
to take Cornwall
* Henry one step ahead
yorkshire
Small gathering
* One off – short rebellion
* Dispersed quickly
* Economic – not dynasti
cornish
- Aim just to present grievances to the King
- Focus on ‘evil councillors’
- No support from Devon
- Some deserted the battle
and returned to Cornwall - Rebels outnumbered by royal army of 25,000
- Cornish lacked artillery and cavalry
amicable grant
Didn’t want to use violence
* Loyal to the crown
* Dukes of Norfolk and
Suffolk impressed at how
calm it was
* No noble leadership
* Henry VIII emerged
unscathed having blamed
on Wolsey
* Not allowed to develop
kildare
- Foreign support never appears
- Tactical issue over Maynooth
Castle (surrendered) - Far from the seat of power so less
of an immediate threat - Surrendered in the end
- Kildare line wiped out – Kildare
and uncles executed - Killed Archbishop John Allen
- Failed to capture Dublin
- Motivated by emotion and not
strategy - Selfish aims ultimately – religious
aims not genuine - Give Henry time to respond
ketts
Rebels supported the religious changes of
Edward’s reign
* No desire to return to Catholicism
* No support from nobles or wealthy gentry
* Wanted to negotiate with government not
attack them – did not move on London
* Gave up high ground – high numbers killed in
battle
Northumberland’s coup
- Failed to secure Mary Tudor
- Allowed Mary to gather support in
East Anglia - London backed Mary Tudor
- Northumberland unpopular with other
nobles - Edward’s Devise was illegal and not
approved by parliament - Protestant reformation not embedded
enough - Lacked popular support
wyatts
- 3 of the 4 attacks failed
- Only Wyatt able to raise a force
- Said aim was to protect Queen from evil
councillors - Didn’t turn into religious crusade
- Didn’t gather enough support outside the
leader’s circle of influence - No nobility
- Lacked a big name noble to lead
- Support came from the areas where the gentry
in support lived - Wyatt not known outside of Kent
- French support that was rumoured to be there –
didn’t come through! - Mary dealt with Wyatt well
- Wyatt made a diversion – delayed moving on
London. Allowed government to develop
defences - Wyatt’s guns got bogged down. Men tired when
they reached London
northern earls
- Elite rebellion – no significant widespread
popular support outside of their estates - Catholic nobility did not join
- Spanish support never arrived so not
threatening in reality - No strategy
- Chaotic start
- Never reached MQoS
- Elizabeth could raise an army easily and
had funds to do so - Royal forces well led by Sussex and
Scrope protected key towns
western
Wanted to present grievances to the
Council, but maintained loyalty to HenryVIII’s wish no religious changes until
Edward of age.
* Not seeking to overthrow the monarch
* Misjudgement and trying to capture Exeter
* Delayed their movements which meant
they were not able to take advantage of an unguarded London and unrest in London
* Limited rebellion to West Country
* Unable to join with other counties
* Allowed time for government forces to
* build
* No foreign support but Somerset had paid
for Italian mercenaries to fight with the
government
* Rebel force 5000
* 3000 killed in battles
* Gov action aggravated situation e.g. Carew
and barns
