Yorkist Rebellions Flashcards
what were the 3 Yorkist rebellions and when were they
-Lovell Rebellion Easter 1486
-Lambert Simnel 1486-7
-Perkin Warbeck 1491-99
which 3 minor nobles led the Lovell rebellion
-Viscount Lovell
-Humphrey and Thomas Stafford
-all fled after Boswroth
what happened during the Lovell rebellions and what was the outcome for the leaders
-all three tried to start uprisings
-Staffords arrested, Humphrey executed
-Lovell stopped by Jasper Tudor, fled to Flanders
how did HT react to Lovell’s rebellion
-changed rules of sanctuary so impossible to claim in treason cases
what did the Yorkists learn from Lovell’s rebellion
-they needed a Yorkist heir to replace HT for a successful rebellion
was the Lovell rebellion a threat to HT?
-put down easily, not much support gained despite lack of heir and early rule
who was Lambert Simnel supposed to be
-DoClarence’s son Eo Warwick
who was Simnel supported by (5)
-John de la Pole EoLincoln
-Margaret of Burgundy (2000 mercenaries and financial support)
-Viscount Lovell
-EoKildare, Gerald Fitzgerald
-north of England, passed through easily
how did HT react to Simnel gaining support (5)
-paraded real EoWarwick around London
-EWoodville confined to a nunnery, deprived of her estates
-promised favours to Northumberland in return for loyalty
-Jasper Tudor DoBedford and EoOxford led army and Stanley + Lord Hastings sent to stop Yorkists gaining support
what battle occurred in what rebellion
-Battle of Stoke 1487 in Lambert Simnel rebellion
who won at BoStoke 1487
-HT defeated LSimnel
give 4 arguments that the LSimnel rebellion was threatening to HT
-started in Ireland, travelled through North/Midlands no fight until Stoke; HT’s authority = weak?
-LSimnel king enough to be crowned in Ireland
-Margaret of Burgundy against him
-people were willing to support a pretender even after real EoWarwick shown
when was Perkin Warbeck’s rebellion
1491-99, persistent threat
in order give all the places and years Perkin Warbeck went (9)
-1491, Ireland
-1492, France
-1493, Burgundy
-1495, Holy Roman Empire
-1495, Kent
-1495, Scotland
-1497, Ireland
-1497, Cornish Tax Rebellion
-1499 executed
what caused PWarbeck to flee Ireland 1491
-HT sent a small army to deal with PW, he did not have support so fled to France
what caused PWarbeck to flee France 1492 and where to
-HT’s Treaty of Etaples allied him with France, PWarbeck forced to flee to Burgundy
what happened in Burgundy and what caused PWarbeck to flee and where to
-Margaret of Burgundy trained him to be a Yorkist prince
-1493 HT started wool trade embargo against Burgundy
-fled to Holy Roman Empire
what did PWarbeck do after Burgundy and why
-1495 with backing from Holy Roman Empire, attempted first invasion, landed in Kent
-quashed by small local army
-fled to Scotland
what did Scotland offer PWarbeck 1495
-offered PW a pension £112 a month
-offered marriage to King’s cousin Lady Catherine Gordon
-PWarbecl started raids on England from Scotland
how did HT react to PWarbeck’s raids from Scotland
-negotiated treaty with Scotland so that James IV would marry Princess Margaret
-Treaty of Ayton 1496
where did PWarbeck flee to after Scotland and after that
-Ireland, EoKildare was loyal to HT
-PW fled to Cornwall to take advantage of Cornish Tax Rebellion
what became of the Cornish Tax Rebellion and what was its outcome
-thousands in army but were poorly equipped
-PW fled to sanctuary
what led to PW’s death after he fled to sancturary
-HT allowed him to stay at court but put in Tower when he tried to escape
-PW hung when he tried to escape the Tower with EoWarwick (beheaded)
