Tudor Rebellions Flashcards
1486 - Lovell Rebellion
Francis Lovell, a pro Richard III Yorkist, supported by the Earl of Stafford, garnered some support for a rebellion to reinstate a Yorkist monarchy, using some remaining retainers. Henry VII sent a large armed force to suppress it. Jasper Tudor pardoned everyone aside from Lovell, and the rebels quickly disbanded - as Lovell was not a Yorkist claimant. Lovell fled to Margaret of Burgundy in Flanders, seeking refuge
Was the Lovell Rebellion a significant threat to Henry VII?
Not in a conventional sense, the rebels were poor in numbers and poorly organised. However, it was very close to the start of Henry’s reign, showing that already there was an appetite for restoring a Yorkist monarch. It also showed foreign powers were willing to get involved in anti-Tudor conspiracies
1487 - Lambert Simnel Rebellion
Groomed by Richard Simmons, a 10 year old boy, Lambert Simnel impersonated a Yorkist prince - the Earl of Warwick who had not been seen since Henry VII took power. Simmons wished to benefit financially from an attempt to instate Simnel as the ‘rightful monarch’, as the Earl of Warwick had a greater claim to the throne than Henry. Simnel is coronated in Dublin as ‘Edward VI of England’ and his army consisting of Yorkists, Irish nobles and 2000 German mercenaries landed in Cumbria. Henry summoned Parliament and issued the Act of Attainder on 28 rebels following the battle of Stoke. Additionally, Henry paraded the real Earl of Warwick who he’d been keeping in the Tower of London, in order to prove Simnel was a pretender.
Was the Lambert Simnel Rebellion a significant threat to Henry VII?
Though the battle of Stoke was won, the fact remains that it was still a battle, showing the possibility of organised rebellion was possible against Henry. Additionally, there were more casualties during the Battle of Stoke compared to Bosworth, showing Henry he could’ve been deposed, as he did to Richard III. Additionally, a lot of foreign support was involved, demonstrating there was a hunger for a rebellion against Henry in Europe.
Who was Perkin Warbeck?
Emerging as a pretender to the English throne in 1491, he was claiming to be the other Prince in the Tower
