Simnel rebellion

Question 1

simnel

Answer 1

son of organ maker, age 10. passed as earl of warwick

Question 2

danger for henry

Answer 2

• francis lovell on loose

- jdlp implicated in plot

Question 3

dates

Answer 3

1486-87

Question 4

why did jdlp not do it

Answer 4

cant risk open rebellion

Question 5

henry

Answer 5

usurper, claim throne by conquest not blood. weak connection to royal dynasty

Question 6

Ireland

Answer 6

• earl of kildare, lord deputy, most noble, sympathetic to cause
• y power base
• not armoured, not trained

Question 7

Burgundy

Answer 7

• 2,000 mercenaries, martin schwartz
• main e ally in 100yr war
• main outlet of english cloth

Question 8

when crowned edward vi

Answer 8

may 1487

Question 9

landing in england

Answer 9

june 1487
h blocked all coasts
in north
marched for 2 weeks

Question 10

earl of northumberland

Answer 10

• did not stop rebels
• henry percy
• watched bob from sidelines
• should be first in line for defence, acted in own interest
• a worry for h

Question 11

jdlp

Answer 11

• present in council feb 1487 to discuss simnel threat

- henry alerted on his involvement in april 1487

Question 12

april 1847

Answer 12

• henry raise troops
• only did bob before
• had insight, knew they’d come from ireland
• moved n + w towards centre
• get men and supplies along way

Question 13

8 may

Answer 13

arrive at Kenilworth Castle; base

Question 14

battle of stoke

Answer 14

16 june 1487

Question 15

second parliament

Answer 15

• dealt w/ nobles from stoke in sp
• nov-dec 1487
• attained 28
• act of attender= guilty w/ out trial
• confiscated lands
• never again faced army composed of own subjects on english soil

Question 16

significant

Answer 16

• y loyalties sill there
• irish support, coronation
• strong rebellion alliance. jdlp refuge by mb
• simnel=jdlp’s puppet

Question 17

weakness of simnel

Answer 17

• landed in y heartland, only 1500
• 10yr old not inspiring leader
• puppet for foreign interests
• mercenaries payed, not dedicated
• kildare+ i nobility did not join, less support at bos
• no resistance from northumberland, no support either
• leaders: stability, no risk property, even early of surrey (w/ r at bob) tried escaping tower

Question 18

weakness of yorkists

Answer 18

• weak y after bob (eg. norfolk dead)

- effective treatment of y. prove loyalty to regain property

Question 19

henry’s tactics

Answer 19

• henry=decisive
• found real warwick
• h: led army, swift, well placed
• king’s council, deal w/ over-powerful nobility through strategy chamber

Question 20

henry’s weaknesses

Answer 20

• fragile hold on throne. king <2yrs
• arthur born sep 1686
• bos, confident, just like henry in bob
• bos=3hrs (long). not certain victory
• henry= oxford and derby. northumberland suspect. not ordered to battle
• henry did not imprison jdlp upon rumours. now hunting him; easier to try and arrest