Yorkist threats exam questions Flashcards
How serious a threat to Henry VII was the Yorkist challenge?
- position as usurper w/ little inland + foreign support = placed Henry in a weak position.
- the magnitude of the threat posed is dependent on the nature of his reign – at the beginning threat posed by simnel placed henry in a state of paranoia - an insecure throne + foreign support for a pretender. Years of stability - the threat posed by Warbeck more of a nuisance. Death of heir + wife w/ Edmund de la pole = (double check argument was it serious? / surface level)
How serious a threat to Henry Vii was the Yorkist challenge?
P1 simnel
- posed as earl of Warwick
- 1486 began + simnel gains foreign support = crowned Edward VI in Ireland + Margaret of burgundy sent 2000 german mercenaries w/ infamous captain martin Schwartz
- John de la pole swore allegiance but supported simnel = paranoia
-erupted in the battle of stoke 1487 –>
CA - not serious as defeated HOWEVER with wider acknowledgement of henrys positions as a usurper w/ no support –> support given to a pretender from foreign powers = off setting especially as ear of Warwick existed support for simnel clearly rooted in distaste for henry by European powers
FORMIDABLE SUPPORT
How serious a threat to Henry Vii was the Yorkist challenge?
P2 Warbeck
- claimed to be Richard of york (prince in the tower)
- welcomed by Charles VIII France 1492, Margaret of burgundy + Maximillian recognised him as Richard IV 1494
- threatens medina del campo w/ ferdinand
- henry clearly viewed the threat as serious - 1493 trade embargo on burgundy threatening cloth trade
- gained truce of Ayton 1497 - James IV accepted Warbeck in Scottish court + married cousin BUT Scottish invasion of England failed due to no support south border
- -> therefore although indefinite threat - henry’s security in his finances to place measures such as trade embargo reduced magnitude of threat
How serious a threat to Henry Vii was the Yorkist challenge?
P3 final years of reign + Edmund de la pole
- result of deeply rooted grudge against loss of earldom at court + being tried in the normal courts
- 1501 max roman empire accepts Warbeck - henry sends £10,000 for expulsion + ignored
HENRY ACTS MORE RUTHLESSLY THAN EVER = portrays insecurity
CA - resulted in no war BUT only because of luck that phillip burgundy stranded 1506 in storm + mallas intercursus signed if not arguable that edmund would have usurped
how many mercenaries sent by Margaret burgundy for simnel
2000 w/ schwartz
who did simnel pose as
earl warwick
who did warbeck pose as
pose as duke of york
when did maximillian of holy roman empire accept de la pole + how much sent
1501 £10,000
assess reasons why Yorkist failed to defeat henry
ultimately the strength of henry’s response despite luck in de la pole the Yorkists claims, although at their root relatively weak it required a proactiev king to prevent them from evolving
strength henry
- 1492 henry signs treaty of étaples to push warbck from the french court
- army strong + prepared after delay of finding about simnel - cornish rebellion 25,000 men easily crushed rebel
- HARSH on nobles - marquis dorset 10,000 bond for supporting simnel - AT beginning of reign harsh from start even with small rebellion of warbeck
Yorkist claim weakness
-simnel - claim to be earl warwick prince in tower gained support earl lincoln w/ 8000 men reach battle of stoke 1487 BUT 12,000 king + defeated w/ little bother
-perkin Warbeck
-mercenaries + irish troops unpopular in nobility as foreign soldiers + brutality
CA - de la pole gained 1501 support maximillian and 10,00 sent
BUT ultimately warbeck most threat but dismissed due to henry’s strength in exploiting phillip burgundy
luck
- 1506 Phillip burgundy persuaded to and de la pole over preventing him from taking throne
- BUT henry exploited burgundy
support from Yorkists in England
war weary - no more war – little inland support
BUT mainly henrys strength bonds + rec threatened
who commanded simnel rebellion defense w/ henry
john de vierre
who was lord chamberlain + supported simnel
william stanley
