Rebellions Flashcards
Who was Margret of Burgundy?
The sister of Edward V1 and Richard 111 and dowager duchess of Burgundy
How did Margret of Burgundy have access to funds?
as she was the dowager duchess of Burgundy
What were the 4 rebellions Henry V11 faced?
- Yorkshire Rebellion
- Cornwall rebellion
- Warbeck rebellion
- Lambert Simnel rebellion
Who did Lambert Simnel pretend to be?
the Earl of Warwick
When was Lambert Simnel crowned as King Edward in Ireland?
May 1487
Who put together the Lambert Simnel/Earl of Warwick conspiracy?
John de la Pole, the Earl of Lincoln
How did Henry respond to the Lambert Simnel hoax?
he had the real, imprisoned, Earl of Warwick exhibited in London for all to see
Who persuaded Margret of Burgundy to support Lambert Simnel’s hoax and pay for a force of mercenaries to invade England? (Lambert Simnel rebellion)
Lord Lovell and the Earl of Lincoln
How did Henry V11 take a gamble by reinstating the Earl of Northumberland (Thomas Stanley) to power in the north in order to maintain power in the North which was Richard 111’s power base after word of a rebellion from the Earl of Warwick?
this was because the Earl of Northumberland had led a large portion go Richard 111’s army in the Battle of Bosworth
Where did Henry reinforce coastal defences? (lambert simnel rebellion?)
East Anglia
Where did the rebels which Margret of Burgundy sent land (simnel rebellion)?
They landed on the northwest coast of England in Cumberland and crossed the Pennines
Why did the rebels sent by Margret of Burgundy and the ‘Earl of Warwicks’ forced cross the Pennines after landing on the northwest cost of England in Cumberland?
IN order to drum up support in Richard 111’s old heartland
Where was Richard 111’s old heartland ?
the North Riding of Yorkshire
Who were reluctant to join Lambert Simnels forces against Henry in the North Riding?
the Yorkist gentry
During the Simnel crisis, who was included in the advisors Henry gathered?
close relatives of former Yorkists who had been victims of Richard 111 in the south and Midlands
Who led the army at the Battle of Stoke?
the Earl of Oxford
Who was killed in the Battle of Stoke having crucially been unable to add sufficient followers to the army of mercenaries with which he had landed in England?
Earl of Lincoln
Which battle brought an end to the Wars of the Roses?
Battle of Stoke
Who was Perkin Warbeck?
a cloth trader from Tournai in Flanders
How long did the Perkin Warbeck rebellion last?
8 years
Who did Perkin Warbeck claim to be?
Richard, Duke of York
What did Perkin Warbeck attract from foreign rulers which transformed him from an irritant to a potentially serious threat?
he attracted patronage
What year did Perkin Warbeck begin to impersonate Richard Duke of York in Ireland ?
1491
In what year did Perkin Warbeck flee to the court of Margret of Burgundy where he was trained as a potential Yorkist prince?
1492