Cornish Rising Flashcards
1
Q
Year, Monarch and Causes
A
1487 Henry VII
Political
Economic - Main
2
Q
Political
A
- Crown under threat from Scotland and Warbeck pretending to be Duke of York
- Cornish independent rights eroded by Tudor gov
3
Q
Economic - Main
A
- Parliament authorised the collection of £88,000 to fund northern defence
- Crown weak under threat - needed taxes
- Southern funding own defences + North
4
Q
Failure - Crown / Military
A
15,000 rebels crushed by 25,000 royal troops at battle of Depford Bridge
5
Q
Extent of threat
A
Large
- H7 still unstable from War of the Roses
- Reached London
- Large following
6
Q
Other cause
A
- Lord Audley - leader frustrated at lack of reward over assistance to H7 in Brittany campaign
