Social Discontent and Rebellions Flashcards
What were the two rebellions that took place during Henry VII’s reign?
One in Yorkshire (1489)
One in Cornwall (1497)
What sparked off the Yorkshire rebellion?
Resentment of the taxation granted by Parliament in 1489 in order to finance the campaign in Brittany.
What was significant about the Yorkshire Rebellion?
The rebels murdered the Earl of Northumberland.
This weakened Henry’s power as the person who he had put in charge of the North and the border with Scotland had been killed.
What sparked off the Cornish Rebellion?
The demand for extraordinary revenue to finance a military campaign against Scotland.
What was the significance of the Cornish Rebellion?
It posed a threat to the stability of Henry’s rule.
It involved approx 15,000 rebels.
Rebels marched on London, which was of immense concern to the crown.
Made people question the effectiveness of the Crown’s systems of maintaining control.
What were the outcomes of the Cornish Rebellion?
Henry was forced to withdraw Lord Daubeney and his troops from defending the Scottish border to supress the rebellion.
Henry eased Anglo-Scottish tensions and became cautious about further foreign conflict.
Overall, how stable was English society during the reign of Henry VII?
England remained broadly stable.
The various pretenders and claimants were unable to attract much support.
The two rebellions were exceptional and easily suppressed.
