Henry 7 Consoldation Of Power

Question 1

When did henry 7 become king and how

Answer 1

22nd august 1485 after killing richard 3

Question 2

Why was henrys claim to the throne week (2 reasons)

Answer 2

• defended through a female line by his mother margaret beaufort
• he became Lancastrian claimant only because no one else could fulfil the role

Question 3

Till what age did henry live abroad till? And where?

Answer 3

• till he was 14
• Brittany

Question 4

What was henrys main aim

Answer 4

Ensure he kept the throne and consolidate his power

Question 5

What are some ways that henry consolidated his throne

Answer 5

• dated reign from 21st august 1485, a day before BoB, so anyone on Yorkist side was a traitor to the throne
• publicly rewarded his key supporters, handed out 11 knighthoods
• detained earl of Warwick who had greater claim to throne
• made key appointments to his council and household e.g. made William Stanley lord chamberlain
• made coronation before first parliament so his right to throne would be seen as hereditary
• he established acts of attainder on Yorkists to get money for the throne
• henry married Elizabeth of York
• birth of Arthur

Question 6

How many knighthoods did henry give out to consolidate power

Answer 6

11

Question 7

When did henry date his reign back to

Answer 7

21st august 1485

Question 8

When was henrys coronation

Answer 8

30 october 1485

Question 9

When was henrys first parliament

Answer 9

7 november 1485

Question 10

When did henry marry elizabeth of york (month and year)

Answer 10

Jan 1486

Question 11

When was Arthur born

Answer 11

September 1485

Question 12

whose influence did henry fear the most and why

Answer 12

Margaret of burgundy because she had access to funds which enabled her to encourage the ambitions of the Yorkists and she supported many threats to the english throne such as perkin warbeck

Question 13

What year was the viscount Lovell and the Stafford’s uprising

Answer 13

1486

Question 14

Who did viscount Lovell support

Answer 14

Richard 3 and Humphrey Stafford

Question 15

Where did Lovell and Stafford try to raise a rebellion

Answer 15

Lovell - In richard 3s heartland Yorkshire
Stafford - tried to get support from midlands

Question 16

What happened to Lovell and the Stafford’s after the rebellion

Answer 16

Lovell managed to escape but Humphrey stafford was captured and executed but his brother, Thomas stafford was pardoned

Question 17

What was significant about the Lovell and Stafford’s uprising (an issue that kinda led to the failure of it)

Answer 17

There was little enthusiasm to rise a yorkist rebellion against henry in richard 3s traditional heartland

Question 18

Who did lambert simnel pretend to be

Answer 18

Earl of Warwick

Question 19

What happened to simnel in may 1487

Answer 19

Was crowned king edward in Ireland

Question 20

Who put the lambert simnel conspiracy together

Answer 20

John de la pole, earl of Lincoln

Question 21

Who was john de la pole to the english throne

Answer 21

Was a nephew of Edward iv and richard iii

Question 22

Who was William Stanley to the english throne

Answer 22

Was henry 7 step-uncle and brother to lord stanley, Thomas stanley

Question 23

What did henry do to help suppress the lambert simnel conspiracy

Answer 23

He paraded the real earl of warwick around london for everyone to see

Question 24

What did john de la pole do after henry had revealed the hoax

Answer 24

He fled from henrys court and joined lovell in court of margaret of burgandy in netherlands

Question 25

What did john de la pole persuade margaret of burgandy to do

Answer 25

He persuaded her to support simnels claim and pay for a force of mercenaries to invade england

Question 26

What did henry 7 do after figuring out that a rebellion was coming? Why was this good and why was one of his ideas risky?

Answer 26

- Took a gamble of reinstating earl of Northumberland to the north - Northumberland led a major portion of richard 3 army in BoB - this neutralised richard 3s old base power and made sure that the Yorkist Howard family didnt revolt as Northumberland was one of there descendants - he also reinforced coastal defences in east Anglia

Question 27

What did the lambert simnel conspiricay and the rebellion of john de la pole and margaret burgandy lead to

Answer 27

The battle of stoke feild

Question 28

When was the battle of stoke feild

Answer 28

1487

Question 29

Who led the henrys army at the battle of stoke field

Answer 29

Earl of oxford

Question 30

Where was the battle of stoke field

Answer 30

Nottinghamshire

Question 31

What happened to john de la pole at the battle of stoke field

Answer 31

Was killed

Question 32

What was so significant about the battle of stoke feild

Answer 32

It ended war of the roses

Question 33

Who did perkin warbeck pretend to be

Answer 33

Richard Duke of york

Question 34

What year did warbeck try to impersonate richard

Answer 34

1491

Question 35

When and where was Perkins first attempt of an attack on England and what happened

Answer 35

Kent 1495 and it failed so he went to the curt of James iv of scotland

Question 36

Who was working with perkin warbeck and why was this a danger to henry

Answer 36

William Stanley was working with him which posed a significant threat as he was lord chamberlain which meant he had great power and influence on the throne

Question 37

What historian believed that the perkin conspiracy revealed henry at his most vulnerable place

Answer 37

Carpenter

Question 38

What did the historian carpenter say about the perkin warbeck situation

Answer 38

Said it revealed henry to be in his most vunerable place where he should have been most secure because he had people who where in his government and who were close to him betraying him

Question 39

What did perkin do in 1496 and what happened

Answer 39

He sent a small Scottish force to england which failed

Question 40

What did james of scotland offer henry and why was this bad for perkin

Answer 40

James offered a marriage with his daughter, margaret and this was bad for perkin as it meant that engand and scotland would be in an alliance leaving perkin stranded

Question 41

What did warbeck do as a final attempt to seek the english throne and what was the result

Answer 41

He tried to exploit the uncertainties of the Cornish rebellion but his forces were crushed and warbeck surrendered to the king

Question 42

What did henry do with warbeck after he surrenderd

Answer 42

He was lenient and allowed warbeck to stay in court but confined him in the tower after he tried to escape with the earl of Warwick

Question 43

When was the Cornish rebellion

Answer 43

1497

Question 44

When did earl of warwick die

Answer 44

1499

Question 45

Why was Edmund de la pole an issue for henry

Answer 45

He had potential claim to the throne