Rebellions Flashcards
When was the Lovell and stafford rebellion, and who rebelled?
-April 1486
-Francis, Lord Lovell along with Thomas and Humphrey stafford rebelled
What happened during the Lovell and stafford rebellion?
-Lovell tried to raise an army in north riding, yorkshire
-whilst stafford was trying to raise forces in the midlands
-However there was little enthusiasm for a yorkist rising against Henry
What was Henrys response to the lovell and stafford uprising?
-Thomas pardons
-Lovell escaped
-Humphrey executed
To Love H**ler
What was the lambert simnell rebellion based on/when
-1487
-John de la pole, earl of lincoln, put together a plot passing lambert simnell off as earl of warwick
The irish crowned simnell as what, and how did Henry crush then deal with rebellion/ when ?
-king edward
-defeated in battle of stoke by 12,000 strong royal army 1487
Who did perkin warbeck pretend to be, and who did he receive support from
-Richard, duke of york
-recieved support from margaret of burgundy and Jmes IV of scotland
When did perkin warbeck cause an issue for Henry, and when was he executed
-1485 to 1497
-held at court before being executed for conspiring to escape w/ earl of warwick 1499
Who was william stanley?
-Henry’s step uncle and lord chamberlain, helped henry win battle of bosworth
why/when was sir william stanley executed
-executed 1495 for his involvement in perkin warbeck’s first attempt against henry
when was the yorkshire rebellion?
1489
what were the causes of the yorkshire rebellion
-Henry wanted to raise £100,000 for the breton crisis, but yorkshire traditionally paid for defence of northern border only
-Bad harvest of 1488, so had no money
consequence of yorkshire rebellion
-only 25,000 raised
-ringleaders hanged
when was the cornwall rebellion
-1497
what were the causes of the cornish rebellion
-In January 1497 parliament voted on a tax to fund Henrys war against warbeck and James IV in the north
-Cornwall did not want to pay tax as:
-Usually exempt from taxes other than navy
-Its own distinctive region/language
what happened during the cornish rebellion
-Henry had to recall his army from scotland to put down the rebellion
-15,000 rebels reached blackheath in 1497, but were defeated at battle of deptford bridge
