Securing the throne and rebellions

Question 1

When was the Battle of Bosworth?

Answer 1

22nd August 1485

Question 2

How did Henry secure his dynasty?

Answer 2

1) Predating his reign to before the Battle of Bosworth
2) Didn’t call Parliament until after Bosworth
3) Didn’t coronate Elizabeth of York for 2 years after marriage

Question 3

When was Henry coronated?

Answer 3

30th October 1485

Question 4

What was the first rebellion Henry faced?

Answer 4

The Lovell and Stafford affair.

Question 5

When did the L + S affair start, describe the events

Answer 5

1) April 1486 - Henry was travelling North, Lovell and Stafford broke their sanctuary
2) Stafford went West, Lovell went to ambush him.
3) An army offered them a pardon

Question 6

What happened to L+S?

Answer 6

Lovel fled to Flanders. We will see him again.
Humphrey Stafford executed.
Thomas Stafford pardoned.

Question 7

What caused the Yorkshire Rebellion?

Answer 7

1489: Parliament granted £100,000 subsidy for War to protect Brittany.
It wasn’t well received, given the recent bad harvest, and counties north of Yorkshire didn’t have to contribute as they were expected to deal with the Scots.
Only £25,000 received.

Question 8

What happened in Yorkshire Rebellion?

Answer 8

1489

• Henry Percy made their case to the King, he was ignored. Upon returning to Yorkshire, he was killed.
• The rebels began to march.
• Thomas Howard defeated them outside York

Question 9

What caused the Cornish Rebellion?

Answer 9

Jan 1497 - heavy tax to finance expedition to resist invasion by James IV and Warbeck
The Cornish resented that they were expected to contribute

Question 10

What happened in Cornish Rebellion?

Answer 10

16 June 1497 - rebels reached Blackheath, just outside London. 15,000 strong.
They were confronted by Lord Daubenay, they were outnumbered 2:1.
-1000 rebels killed.
-Lord Audley and 2 local leaders executed.

Question 11

Who encouraged Lambert Simnel?

Answer 11

Richard Symonds, a Priest from Oxford

Question 12

Who did Simnel pretend to impersonate?

Answer 12

Edward, Earl of Warwick

Question 13

Who did Simnel get support off, outside of England?

Answer 13

Margaret of Burgundy

Gerald Fitzgerald - Earl of Kildare (Ireland)

Question 14

What was the first evidence that Henry VII knew about Simnel?

Answer 14

New Year 1487 - the real Warwick was paraded through London (didn’t actually have much impact).

Question 15

Who within England joined Simnel?

Answer 15

May 1487 - John de la Pole and Lovell joined Simnel in Ireland.

Question 16

When was the confrontation between the King’s men and Simnel?

Answer 16

16 June 1487 - Battle of Stoke

Henry’s 12,000 men met Pole’s 8000.

Question 17

What was the outcome of the Simnel affair?

Answer 17

John de la Pole, Thomas Fitzgerald, Lovell: executed.
Symonds imprisoned
Simnel works his way up the ranks within Henry’s household to become his falconer

Question 18

Who did Perkin Warbeck pretend to be?

Answer 18

Richard, Duke of York.

Question 19

When was Warbeck involved with France. How did this come to an end?

Answer 19

1492 - Charles VIII received him in his court.

By November, the Treaty of Étaples was signed, so he had to leave.

Question 20

What is the main piece of evidence that Henry was willing to put aside trade to for national security?

Answer 20

1493: Henry VII suspended trade with Burgundy over Margaret’s support of Warbeck.

Question 21

Evidence of Henry distrusting his own household after Warbeck?

Answer 21

Sir William Stanley was executed over his support of Warbeck. He was Henry’s step-uncle. 1495

Question 22

Scotland’s support of Warbeck?

Answer 22

November 1495 - Warbeck lands in Scotland, and was given a pension of £1200 by James IV and is even married to James’ cousin.
Their alliance case to an end in 1497 - Truce of Ayton.

Question 23

What happened to Warbeck in the end

Answer 23

August 1497 - surrendered himself. he was eventually executed after trying to escape.