HVII REBELLIONS Flashcards

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WHEN was the rebellion of Viscount Lovell and the Staffords?

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Easter 1486

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WHY was the rebellion of Viscount Lovell and the Staffords a failure?

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They weren’t able to garner much enthusiasm despite being in traditional Yorkist heartlands. Henry VII also used a network of spies, informing him of their rebellion plans.

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WHO was Lambert Simnel?

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A rebel who pretended to be the Earl of Warwick

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WHEN was the rebellion of Lambert Simnel?

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1487

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How much support did Lambert Simnel have?

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1) Margaret of Burgundy who paid for a force of mercenaries to invade England
2) The Earl of Kildare who crowned him King of England in Ireland in 1487
3) HOWEVER, the Yorkist gentry of the North Riding were reluctant to support the rebellion (possibly due to Henry VII promoting the Earl of Northumberland, a Yorkist)

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WHAT happened in the Battle of Stoke Field?

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Rebels (Simnel rebellion) led by the Earl of Lincoln (John de la Pole), with mainly Flemish and Irish troops, faced the King’s army led by the Earl of Oxford who easily defeated the rebels with shrewd, organised and good military leadership.

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WHEN was the Battle of Stoke Field?

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1487

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HOW did Henry deal with the rebels after the Battle of Stoke Field?

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1) John de la Pole was killed in battle
2) Henry VII treated the rebels relatively mildly, winning over some Yorkists who had previously opposed him.
3) Introduced bonds of good behaviour.

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WHO was Perkin Warbeck?

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A rebel who pretended to be Richard Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower.

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WHAT foreign support did Perkin Warbeck have?

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1) France (court of Charles VIII) until the Treaty of Etaples 1492
2) (Margaret of) Burgundy until the Intercursus Magnus 1496
3) James IV of Scotland 1495-96 who worked with Warbeck to launch a joint invasion of England.

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WHAT English support did Perkin Warbeck have?

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Sir William Stanley, Henry VII’s step-uncle and Lord Chamberlain, joined the conspiracy and his betrayal led to increased paranoia from Henry.

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WHEN was Perkin Warbeck arrested and when was he executed?

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In 1497 he was arrested after trying to exploit the uncertainties created with the Cornish Rebellion and he was eventually executed in 1499 after he tried to escape from the Tower of London.

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WHAT was the significance of Perkin Warbeck’s resistance?

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It revealed Henry VII’s vulnerability in his first decade as king:
* Warbeck had a lot of foreign support, showing how Henry’s position was considered fragile by other rulers
* Sir William Stanley’s support revealed how vulnerable Henry was even within his own household.

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WHY did Edmund de la Pole have grievances against Henry VII?

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1) He lost some land to the Crown
2) He had to pay relief of £5000
3) He was demoted from Duke to earl

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HOW did Henry VII treat Edmund de la Pole?

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  • He still saw him as a threat due to his genuine claim to the throne (despite his lack onf English support)
  • He arrested members of his family
  • He used the Treaty of Windsor, 1506, to negotiate the handing over of Edmund
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WHAT was the significance of Henry VII’s treatment of Edmund de la Pole?

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After Henry VII imprisoned him (using the Treaty of Windsor, 1506), Henry had effectively eliminated all remaining threats to the throne.

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WHAT are the main reasons why the rebellions against Henry VII failed?

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1) Lack of support from the English people
2) Henry’s alliances with Yorkists
3) Henry’s treatment of the rebels after rebellions (harsh and lenient)
4) Henry’s actions/tactics during the rebellions
5) Military advantages

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WHAT did historian Jez Ross say about the threat of rebellion in Henry VII’s reign and WHEN?

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2012 - ‘Henry VII was never in serious danger of losing his throne to either a rebellion or a conspiracy.’

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WHEN was the Yorkshire rebellion?

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April 1489

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WHAT was the cause for the Yorkshire rebellion?

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Resentment of the taxation granted by parliament to finance English forces in Brittany

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WHAT happened during the Yorkshire rebellion?

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The rebels murdered the king’s tax collector, the Earl of Northumberland, (possibly by his own retainers) but were quickly defeated by forces led by the Earl of Surrey.

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WHAT were the consequences of the Yorkshire rebellion?

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1) Henry pardoned most of the rebels
2) There was no more taxation in the north during Henry VII’s reign.
3) The Earl of Surrey is made Lieutenant of the North, stopping any further issues

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WHEN was the Cornish rebellion?

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1497

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WHAT was the cause of the Cornish rebellion?

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Resentment of taxation granted by parliament to defend against Scotland along the northern border

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WHAT happened during the Cornish rebellion?

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15,000 rebels (according to some estimates) reached Blackheath near London and there was a battle there.

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WHAT were the consequences of the Cornish rebellion?

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1) The leaders were executed, but most other rebels were treated leniently.
2) Henry had to withdraw his troops from defending the Scottish border
3) Shocked Henry into ensuring Anglo-Scottish tensions were eased and made him cautious about entering further foreign conflicts.