social discontent/ rebellions

Question 1

Who was involved in the Lovell and Stafford rising in 1486 ? (3)

Answer 1

1) Lord Lovell

2) thomas Stafford

3) Humphrey Stafford

Question 2

Why did Lovell and the Stafford begin their uprising ?

Answer 2

This is because they were staunch supporters of Richard III and were discontent with the rule of Henry VII.

Question 3

What happened during the Stafford and Lovell rising ? (3)

Answer 3

1) After hearing about Henry’s royal progress to york in April 1486, the trio broke sanctuary from Colchester Cathedral.

2) Lord Lovell headed North planning to ambush henry

3) The Stafford brothers went West to West to Worcester to create unrest

Question 4

How did The Lovell and Stafford rising come to an end ? (3)

Answer 4

1) Henry sent armed forces to offer the rebels a pardon if they surrendered, or death and excommunication if they fought

2) Lovell escaped to flanders while the Staffords once again sought sanctuary

3) Henry argued that the church should not offer them sanctuary for a second time declaring them both traitors

4) both were taken prisoner in the tower with Humphrey being executed and Thomas being pardoned and remaining loyal.

Question 5

What did the Yorkshire rebellion highlight about Henry’s security as King ?

Answer 5

It showed that there was no real enthusiasm for a Yorkist rising at the time

Question 6

Give 3 reasons as to why the Yorkshire rebellion of 1489 was started.

Answer 6

1) A parliamentary loan was to be granted to Henry worth £100,000 to help Brittainy and would be raised through a new tax placed on Yorkshire

2) there was a poor harvest in 1488

3) other counties up North were exempt from the tax

Question 7

What happened during the Yorkshire rebellion ? (3)

Answer 7

1) The Earl of Northumberland, Henry Percy negotiated with the King about the new tax.

2) However, he returned without a compromise and was murdered by the rebels

3) This led to John Egremont initiating riots over the tax

Question 8

How was the Yorkshire rebellion put down by Henry ?

Answer 8

1) The Earl of Surrey marched North with an army of 8000

2) John Egremont fled to Flanders

3) The rebellion was put down by the Earl of Surrey’s army of 8000

4) Henry travelled North to pardon and free the prisoners in a show of goodwill

Question 9

What was the Earl of Surrey rewarded with by Henry due to him and his army putting down the Yorkshire rebellion ?

Answer 9

He was appointed as Henry’s lieutenant of the North

Question 10

How much of the Parliamentary grant of £100,000 given to Henry was raised by the new tax implemented in areas such as Yorkshire ?

Answer 10

£27,0000

Question 11

Give the 3 causes for the Cornish rebellion of 1497.

Answer 11

1) Parliament voted for a heavy tax to prepare for an expected invasion of James IV of Scotland and Perkin Warbeck

2) Cornwall felt that they should not be responsible for paying for the tax for the Northern part of the Kingdom

3) Tin mining was suffering in Cornwall at the time

Question 12

Give the events of the Cornwall rebellion. (5)

Answer 12

1) Rebels set out from Bodmin in Cornwall, marching through the western counties

2) As they marched through the western counties, they gained the support of Lord Audley

3) 15,000 rebels reached Devon

4) They then marched to Kent where they were opposed and many rebels deserted

5) 10,000 of the rebels reached BlackHeath on the outskirts of London

Question 13

How was the Cornwall rebellion put down ? (5)

Answer 13

1) Once the rebels had reached Blackheath, Lord Daubeney and Sir Rhys Ap Thomas confronted the rebels with a royal army of 25,000

2) Battle of Deptford Bridge then followed on the 17th June 1497

3) Around 200-2000 of the rebels were killed in Battle

4) Audley and 2 other of the original local leaders were executed

5) Some of the Cornish rebels were sold into slavery

Question 14

Who did Lambert simnel imposter as ?

Answer 14

the Earl of Warwick

Question 15

Where did Lambert Simnel go to after he began the imposture of earl of Warwick ?

Answer 15

Ireland

Question 16

How did Ireland validate Lambert Simmel’s imposture of the Earl of Warwick ?

Answer 16

He was proclaimed the King of Dublin

Question 17

What kind of support did Lambert Simnel receive from Margaret of Burgundy ?

Answer 17

in the form of 20000 German mercenaries commanded by captain Schwartz along with money

Question 18

Who did Ireland crown Lambert Simnel as in Dublin in May 1487 ?

Answer 18

He was crowned King Edward VI

Question 19

What was Henry’s first effort to try to stop the imposture of Lambert Simnel as the Earl of Warwick and as King Edward IV ?

Answer 19

He showed the real Earl of Warwick in London in an attempt to expose Simnel as an imposter.

Question 20

Which of Henry’s subjects supported Lambert Simmel’s rebellion ?

Answer 20

The Earl of Lincholn (John De La Pole)

Question 21

What support did the Earl of Lincholn give to Lambert Simnel ?

Answer 21

Lincholn landed with an army of 8000 in Lancashire in support of Lambert Simnel ready for their attack

Question 22

What battle happened on the 16th june 1487 as a result of the imposture of Lambert Simnel

Answer 22

The Battle of Stoke

Question 23

What happened at the Battle of Stoke on the 16th June 1487. (2)

Answer 23

1) Lincholn landed with an army of 8000 in Lancashire ready for their attack

2) His army faced the King’s army of 12,000 outside Newark, at East Stoke on the 16th June 1487

Question 24

How did the Battle of Stoke end

Answer 24

1) The Yorkist forces were defeated with Lincholn, Schwartz and Kildare’s younger brother all killed

Question 25

How did Henry deal with lambert Simnel after the Yorkist forces were defeated at the Battle of Stoke ?

Answer 25

Simnel was given a job in the royal kitchen and was later promoted to King’s falconer for his good service.

Question 26

How did Henry deal with the Noble rebels who supported Lambert Simnel as a pretender to the throne ?

Answer 26

28 of the nobles who fought against Henry’s army at the Battle of Stoke were attainted by parliament in 1487 and their lands confiscated by the crown.

Question 27

Give the 4 people who Lambert Simnel received support from as a pretender to the throne.

Answer 27

1) The Earl of Kildare

2) Margaret of Burgundy

3) Earl of Lincholn

4) Schwartz

Question 28

Who did Perkin Warbeck imposter as ?

Answer 28

Richard, Duke of York

Question 29

Give 3 examples of foreign support that Perkin Warbeck received as a pretender to the throne

Answer 29

1) Charles VIII of France

2) Margaret of Burgundy

3) Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian

Question 30

How did Charles VIII of France support Perkin Warbeck as a pretender to the throne ?

Answer 30

He welcomed Warbeck to the French court and, by the summer of 1492, approximately English Yorkists had joined him in Paris.

Question 31

Why did Perkin Warbeck have to leave France and the French court that Charles VIII had welcomed him into ?

Answer 31

This is because the Treaty of Etaples, that Henry negotiated with the French, meant that he had to find new refuge.

Question 32

How did Margaret of Burgundy support Perkin Warbeck as a pretender to the throne ?

Answer 32

After Warbeck had to find new refuge from France due to the Treaty of Etaples, Margaret of Burgundy harboured Warbeck in Flanders.

Question 33

How did Henry respond to Margaret of Burgundy harbouring Perkin Warbeck as a pretender to the throne ?

Answer 33

1493 - He temporarily broke off all commerce with Flanders as a result of this despite this jeopardising the woolen cloth trade that was important to the English economy.

Question 34

How did Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian support Perkin Warbeck, as a pretender to the throne ?

Answer 34

He recognised Perkin Warbeck as Richard IV in 1494

Question 35

Which of Henry’s most loyal subjects was found to be involved in the Perkin Warbeck plot by Henry’s intelligence network ?

Answer 35

Sir William Stanley

Question 36

How did Henry deal with the fact that, Sir william Stanley was exposed as a supporting Perkin Warbeck’s plot ?

Answer 36

He was executed in 1495 - A Privy chamber was also created in response to this

Question 37

When was Perkin Warbeck’s first attempted invasion of England ?

Answer 37

1495

Question 38

What happened with Perkin Warbeck’s first attempted invasion of England in 1495 ?

Answer 38

1) Perkin Warbeck landed in Deal (Kent) in July 1495

2) He failed to gather enough local support and therefore set sail for Ireland ruthlessly abandoning those of his men who had already gone ashore

3) He laid siege to the Town of Waterford in Ireland for 11 days without success

4) set sail for Scotland

Question 39

After arriving in Scotland from the failure of his first attempted invasion of England, who was Warbeck supported by ?

Answer 39

James IV of Scotland - Who gave Warbeck refuge and support

Question 40

What kind of support did James IV give to Perkin Warbeck as a pretender to the throne ? (2)

Answer 40

1) Gave Warbeck his cousin for marriage in 1495

2) gave him an annual pension of £1200

Question 41

When was Perkin Warbeck’s second attempted invasion of England ?

Answer 41

September 1496

Question 42

What happened with Perkin Warbeck’s second attempted invasion of England in September 1496 ?

Answer 42

Warbeck invaded the North of England with James IV However received no support from locals. Another disaster for Warbeck.

Question 43

What action did Henry take to stop James IV of Scotland from further supporting Perkin Warbeck.

Answer 43

Henry arraigned for the marriage of James IV of Scotland and his eldest daughter, Margaret in which he accepted.

Question 44

What happened with Warbeck’s third attempted invasion of England ?

Answer 44

July 1497 - Warbeck landed in Devon, however was driven out by local militia and only a few thousand people joined him. (Another failure)

Question 45

When did Warbeck give himself up and make a full confession ?

Answer 45

August 1497

Question 46

How did Henry deal with Warbeck after he was found to have escaped from imprisonment after being captured ?

Answer 46

He was charged with trying to escape yet again and was hanged

Question 47

How did Henry deal with the earl of Warwick after it was found that he was involved in the conspiracy of Perkin Warbeck ?

Answer 47

Earl of Warwick was found guilty of treason and executed one week after the hanging of Warbeck.