Rebellions

Question 1

What were the four Rebellions Henry faced?

Answer 1

Lambert Simnel
Yorkshire Rebellion
Cornish Rebellion
Perkin Warbeck

Question 2

When did the Lambert Simnel Rebellion happen?

Answer 2

1486-87

Question 3

What year was the Yorkshire Rebellion?

Answer 3

1489

Question 4

What year did the Cornish Rebellion take place?

Answer 4

1497

Question 5

When did the Perkin Warbeck Rebellion happen?

Answer 5

1491-99

Question 6

What caused the Simnel Rebellion?

Answer 6

Yorkists plotting to use their bloodline to get the throne, and attack Henry who they saw as a usurper.

Question 7

Where did the Simnel Rebellion take place?

Answer 7

The army crossed England and was defeated at the battle of Stoke in 1487

Question 8

How serious was the Simnel Rebellion?

Answer 8

Simnel was spotted by a priest due to his similarities to Edward, Earl of Warwick. He was taken to Ireland and the Yorkist lords proclaimed him King Edward VI. The Rebellion became more serious by Margret of Burgundy who offered support, 2000 mercenaries and John de la Pole (yorkist claimant) who joined the rebels. The rebels marched through Cumbria, hoping to gain support this was unsuccessful.

Question 9

How did Henry handle the Simnel Rebellion?

Answer 9

Henry immediately produced the real Earl of Warwick to demonstrate that Simnel was a fake. Henry’s 12,000 men army met the 8,000 rebel troops in Stoke and succeeded in giving the rebels a heavy defeat. John de la Pole was killed, Simnel was offered work in the royal kitchens.

Question 10

When was the Battle of Stoke?

Answer 10

1487

Question 11

What caused the Yorkshire Rebellion?

Answer 11

Tax Rebellion caused by Henry’s attempt to raise money for the Brittany Campaign.

Question 12

Why did the people of Yorkshire think the tax was unfair?

Answer 12

They’d had a bad harvest.
Traditionally, people in the south funded the wars with France while the northern counties funded the conflicts with the Scots.
Also some counties had been made except from the tax on grounds of poverty.

Question 13

How serious was the Yorkshire Rebellion?

Answer 13

It was far from London, put down easily and most leaders were executed.
However it required royal force to be put down, the Earl of Northumberland was murdered on his return home from discussing the Rebellion with the King, and Henry did not collect the tax for fear of another Rebellion.

Question 14

What became of the Brittany tax?

Answer 14

Henry did not receive any more tax. The total national collection was £27,000 which was far short of the 100,000 voted for by Parliament.

Question 15

What caused the Cornish Rebellion?

Answer 15

A second tax Rebellion caused by Henry’s attempts to raise money to defend the North against a possible Scottish invasion to support Warbeck.

Question 16

Why did the Cornish not want to pay the tax?

Answer 16

The Cornish people refused to pay because they considered any invasion in the North to be irrelevant to them.

Question 17

Where did the Cornish Rebellion take place?

Answer 17

The rebels marched to Blackheath near London where they were met with the King’s forces under the command of Lord Daubeney.

Question 18

How serious was the Cornish Rebellion?

Answer 18

Estimated that 1,000 rebels were killed in the Battle of Blackheath. Although the rebels were defeated quickly, this Rebellion was potentially more threatening than previous rebellions during Henry’s reign because, of the Warbeck/Scotland threat and the rebels marched directly on the capital which posed a threat to centre government.

Question 19

How was the Cornish Rebellion handled?

Answer 19

The three main leaders were executed.

Question 20

What caused the Warbeck Rebellion?

Answer 20

Yorkists plotting to gain the throne, and attack Henry who they saw as a usurper.

Question 21

When and for how long did the Warbeck Rebellion occur?

Answer 21

It lasted between 1491-1499

Question 22

Who did Perkin Warbeck claim to be?

Answer 22

Richard Duke of York, one of the princes in the Tower

Question 23

Who do historians believe was behind the Warbeck Rebellion?

Answer 23

European players such as Margaret of Burgundy

Historians also believe it was in order to undermine Henry

Question 24

Where did the Warbeck Rebellion happen?

Answer 24

France - until the treaty of Estaples was signed
Antwerp - for Margaret of B. until Henry stopped all trade (vital to English economy signifies grave situation)
Ireland - stronghold of the York family
Scotland - married James VI cousin