warbeck Flashcards
who did he pretend to be?
Richard duke of York
where was he welcomed?
France until the treaty of Etaples come out and then later burgundy
who in Scotland become his ally?
king James IV of Scotland
when was he executed?
1499 along w Edward earl of Warwick
what was Henry able to do bc of Warbeck?
make useful alliances
who welcomed him in France?
Charles viii in 1492, but treaty of Etaples meant he needed to seek new refuge
what did Margaret of burgundy accept him as?
her nephew
why did mararget support warbeck?
bc it wouldve provided her a greatest opportunity to dislodge Henry
did Margarets support worry Henry?
what did he do?
yes
in 1493 he temporarily broke off commerce with Flanders which jeopardised cloth trade which was important to economy
what English support did Warbeck receive?
sir William Stanley
what was quality of leadership like? why?
poor- never raised an army and abandoned his supporters
how did Henry overcome warbecks threat?
- treaty of etaples
- trade ban on burgundy
- treaty of Ayton
- put down Cornish rebellion
when was Warbeck executed and who along with?
1499, with Edward earl of Warwick
who In the HRE supported Warbeck?
Maximillian
why was sir William Stanley executed?
who was he to Henry?
bc he supported warbeck
his step uncle
who was lord fitzwalter?
why was he executed?
henrys steward
implicated In plotting treason
was James IV convinced by Warbeck?
unsure to say but he gave him annual pension of £1200 and gave him his cousin in marriage
what was the Scottish invasion of England like?
disastrous
when did Warbeck return to Ireland?
July 1497
what did he do in Ireland?
gained some followers and abandoned them again
where did he flee for sanctuary in august 1497?
what happened?
Beaulieu abbey in Hampshire
persuaded to give himself up and make full confession
what did Henry allow him to do?
when did he escape?
remain in English court with his wife
1498
what happened when he was recaptured?
what about his wife?
humiliated, forced to sit in stocks twice, imprisoned in tower,
become lady in waiting to queen
what happened the 3rd time he tried to escape?
hanged in 1499
