Simnel rebellion Flashcards
1
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simnel
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son of organ maker, age 10. passed as earl of warwick
2
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danger for henry
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- francis lovell on loose
- jdlp implicated in plot
3
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dates
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1486-87
4
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why did jdlp not do it
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cant risk open rebellion
5
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henry
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usurper, claim throne by conquest not blood. weak connection to royal dynasty
6
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Ireland
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- earl of kildare, lord deputy, most noble, sympathetic to cause
- y power base
- not armoured, not trained
7
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Burgundy
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- 2,000 mercenaries, martin schwartz
- main e ally in 100yr war
- main outlet of english cloth
8
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when crowned edward vi
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may 1487
9
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landing in england
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june 1487
h blocked all coasts
in north
marched for 2 weeks
10
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earl of northumberland
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- 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
11
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jdlp
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- present in council feb 1487 to discuss simnel threat
- henry alerted on his involvement in april 1487
12
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april 1847
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- 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
13
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8 may
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arrive at Kenilworth Castle; base
14
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battle of stoke
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16 june 1487
15
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second parliament
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- 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
16
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significant
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- y loyalties sill there
- irish support, coronation
- strong rebellion alliance. jdlp refuge by mb
- simnel=jdlp’s puppet
17
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weakness of simnel
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- 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
18
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weakness of yorkists
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- weak y after bob (eg. norfolk dead)
- effective treatment of y. prove loyalty to regain property
19
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henry’s tactics
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- henry=decisive
- found real warwick
- h: led army, swift, well placed
- king’s council, deal w/ over-powerful nobility through strategy chamber
20
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henry’s weaknesses
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- 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
