Warbeck rebellion

Question 1

ireland

Answer 1

autumn 1491
warbeck, 17, in cork, ireland
claimed to be richard, duke of york
cork :), kildare reluctant
henry sent international force, fled to france

Question 2

france

Answer 2

1492
treated like prince
treaty of etaples, no britanny for large subsidy + expel q

Question 3

burgundy

Answer 3

mb accepted him as r

figurehead for opp

Question 4

1494-95

Answer 4

henry concerned
w: no army, no invasion
some support in e. exploiting traditional yorkist loyalties to edward iv

Question 5

sir william stanley

Answer 5

henry’s step uncle, bob
chamberlain at king’s household
daily personal access to king
jan 1495, tried + executed for treason

Question 6

invasion of kent

Answer 6

july 1495
fiasco
300 men
no local support; locals opposed him
never made it ashore
feld

Question 7

scotland

Answer 7

james iv keen to cause trouble for traditional enemy
w safe
invasion from across border?
gave him a high born wife, Katherine Gordon.
but Scotland was too poor to offer much support
Henry had a spy in the Scottish camp, and he confidently reported that the Scots’ war effort could last no more than a week

Question 8

invasion from scotland

Answer 8

sep 1696
invade north
no support in north
back to scotland
james heard h spent £60,000 on army to invade scotland; expelled w
james iv tiring of support in w

Question 9

cornwall rebellion

Answer 9

more threat from w, so henry raised tax for war
june 1497
15,000 rebels, poor equip
1,000 killed

Question 10

ireland

Answer 10

july 1497

no support

Question 11

invasion of cornwall

Answer 11

landed near Land’s End
sep 1497
take advantage of recent unrest + provoke rebellion
army from 1,400 to 300 :(
3,000-8,000 from cornwall, but no gentry or nobility
marched to exeter

Question 12

exeter

Answer 12

1497
earl of devon (got title from bob) defended exeter
forces drifted away
support melted away
fled to taunton

Question 13

taunton

Answer 13

trapped by forces led by Giles Dauberney (h’s friend from exile)
arrested, imprisoned in court, tried escaping in june 1498, put in tower
1499: hanged

Question 14

significant threat

Answer 14

• persistence, 5 invasions, 2 escapes
• executed bc of threat me MIGHT pose, might threaten arthur + c of a. spain doest want instable england
• foreign backing (until kent)
• maximilian gave his own wide as surety of loan. 6,000 mercenaries. but foreign leaders deterred by lack of english support
• stanley: can’t trust nobility, even after simnel
• mb recognised as r
• agents from b infiltrate e 1493-94
• evaded capture, prolong threat

Question 15

not significant threat

Answer 15

• 8yrs, spent <50 days on i or e soil
• no i or e support
• treated well, kept in court, not prison, henry not too threatened
• depedned on others for power- vulnerable to changed if plans
• no major support figure, not even gentry
• no domestic support
• attracted foreign support, unable to retain
• no substantial invasion force
• no battle

Question 16

henry’s strengths

Answer 16

• efficient intelligence service, neutralise potential support
• throne for 6+yrs, survived simnel
• most y dead or accept h
• no y leader prepared for challenge (jdlp or warwick)
• strong dynasty
• early 1490’s, spy network
• harsh response; saw as threat
• luck and response, w never even came close

Question 17

treaty of medina del campo

Answer 17

• 1489
• dont support each others enemies
• first time h achlnowledged by major euro country
• arthur x c of a

Question 18

rewards + punishments

Answer 18

• edwards courtenay (bob + exile) defend exeter
• rutheless to plotters, eg. stanley
• act of attainer
• 24 attained in 1495
• bonds and recognisances (Thomas Grey. £1,000 and £10,000), never payed but loyal
• 1485-1509, 36/52 noble families under financial control

Question 19

why was simnel weaker

Answer 19

2 yr king
1 infant son
no fighting experience
jdlp better claim

Question 20

if in Cornwall may-tune 1497

Answer 20

• sizeable army
• support from noblee lord audley
• h had weak spy network at time; wouldn’t be expecting revolt of that size
• would have had momentum behind him
• sept: revolt put down, leaders executed
• h prepared by sept

Question 21

foreign support

Answer 21

Emperor Maximilian
James IV of Scotland
Margaret of Burgundy
Charles VIII of France
Earl of Desmond (Ireland)