Dynastic rebellions

Question 1

Causes of the Lovell rebellion

Answer 1

Lovell (supporter of Richard III) and the Stafford brothers were both pro-Yorkist and wanted to depose Henry VII

Question 2

Key events of the Lovell rebellion

Answer 2

April 1486 - Lovell/Stafford began raising troops against the King in Yorkshire and Worcester
April 1486 - failed attempt to seize Henry VII in York
May 1486 - Stafford brothers fled to Abingdon Abbey and claimed sanctuary
May 1486 - Stafford brothers forcibly removed from the Abbey by Henry’s men
July 1486 - Humphrey Stafford executed

Question 3

Why did the Lovell rebellion fail?

Answer 3

April 1486 - Lovell fled to Burgundy after losing faith in the plan

Lack of strong leadership

Question 4

Consequences of the Lovell rebellion

Answer 4

Limited rights of sanctuary (no longer applicable in cases of treason)

Question 5

Who did Lambert Simnel pretend to be?

Answer 5

Edward, Earl of Warwick

Question 6

Who supported Simnel?

Answer 6

Earl of Lincoln (John de la Pole, probably wanted the throne for himself)
Elizabeth Woodville
Margaret of Burgundy
Maximillian
Irish Lords

Question 7

Key events in the Simnel rebellion

Answer 7

May 1487 - M of Burgundy sends 2,000 mercenaries to Ireland, where Earl of Kildare crowns Simnel
June 1487 - Battle of Stoke - LINCOLN KILLED, SIMNEL CAPTURED

Question 8

Simnel - positive assessment

Answer 8

Stoke ended the Wars of the Roses - Henry was decisive and brave

Woodvilles destroyed as a political force

Simnel humiliated (not martyred)

Question 9

Simnel - negative assessment

Answer 9

Rebellion failed because people were tired of wars, not due to any strong support for Henry

Henry showed insecurity by offering to pardon rebels

Question 10

Who did Perkin Warbeck pretend to be?

Answer 10

Richard of York (one of the Princes in the Tower)

Question 11

Who supported Warbeck?

Answer 11

Sir William Stanley

M of Burgundy + Max

Kings of France, Scotland

Question 12

Key events in the Warbeck rebellion?

Answer 12

1491 - landed in Ireland, not recognised by Kildare
1492 - Warbeck recognised as Richard IV in France (Etaples)
1493 - recognised in the Netherlands (trade embargo)
1494 - recognised by Max
1495 - recognised in Scotland, William Stanley revealed as traitor
1496 - failed invasion from Scotland
1497 - Truce of Ayton buys off James IV, Warbeck surrenders to Henry’s troops
1498 - escapes from prison, recaptured
1499 - Warbeck executed

Question 13

Warbeck - positive assessment

Answer 13

Henry clearly stronger than in 1486-7, acts decisively

Has forged relations w/ France, Ireland and Scotland

Failed invasion by Warbeck shows support of Henry domestically

Question 13

Warbeck - negative assessment

Answer 13

Cost over £13,000

54 men attainted for implication in plot - measure of Henry’s fear

Question 14

When was Simnel crowned as King Edward VI in Dublin?

Answer 14

24th May 1487

Question 15

When was the Battle of Stoke?

Answer 15

16th June 1487

Question 16

Details of the Battle of Stoke?

Answer 16

Henry had 12,000 men, led by the Earl of Oxford

John de la Pole had 8,000 men, 4,000 of which died in battle (as did de la Pole himself)

Question 17

Who was ‘the White Rose’?

Answer 17

Edmund de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk

Question 18

How did Henry deal with the threat of Edmund de la Pole?

Answer 18

Henry imposed 51 attainders of Suffolk’s relations when he fled to Calais in 1499

Henry agrees to pay Philip the Fair £158,000 in return for de la Pole being handed over