Tudor battles and uprisings

Question 1

Battle of Bosworth

Answer 1

• Henry VII defeated Richard III’s forces at the battle on the 22 August 1485
• Terminated the Plantagenet rule in England
• Henry VII was crowned on the battlefield by William Stanley

Question 2

Rebellion of the Earl of Lincoln and Lambert Simnel

Answer 2

• Attempting to get rid of Henry VII
• Needed a figure head to be a yorkist prince = Lambert Simnel
• Needed financial support to be able to pose a military threat
• Conspiracy of Lambert Simnel as earl of Warwick was put together by John de la Pole
• Henry had the real Earl of Warwick paraded in London and Lincoln fled to Margaret of Burgundy’s court to seek funding
• Henry had notice that the rebellions were being planned
• He put Earl of Northumberland to power in the north to neutralise Richards power base and ensure that the Howard family did not join the rebellion
• Reinforced coastal defences in East Anglia