Henry VII Flashcards
(24 cards)
1485
-dated reign day before Bosworth battle (had legal ability to threaten opps with treason)
-Parliament reversed Titulus Regius
Henry VII marries..
1486
Elizabeth of York
-strengthen his claim to the throne
-papal dispensation overcame relation to his with with common ancestor (Edward III)
-Prince Arthur born
Simnel conspiracy and Battle of Stoke
1487
-John de la Pole used Lambert Simnel to impersonate the earl of Warwick (Clarence’s son)
-Margaret of Burgundy backed it by providing 2K German soldiers
-Irish support (to weaken English control over Ireland)
-Simnel crowned king in Dublin by earl of Kildare
Battle of Stoke (fall of Simnel conspiracy)
-Simnel’s forces (8 K men 1/2= Irish)
-against King’s army of 12K men
-battle lasted a few hrs + John de la Pole killed
-Simnel made to work in royal kitchens
Treaty of Medino del Campo (with Spain)
1489
-married son Arthur to Catherine of Aragon (increased Tudor dynasty, status and legitimacy)
-for 2 to marry when old enough
-alliance against France
Yorkshire tax rebellion reasons
1489
-HVII attempted to impose tax to fund war against France (to defend Brittany)
-Yorkshire was originally exempt from this tax as they paid for defence of North against Scottish incursions
Yorkshire tax rebellion events
1489
-refusals to pay ended in protests and murder of the earl of Northumberland
-led by Sir John Egremont (minor nobleman)
Yorkshire tax rebellion downfall
1489
-Rebels + Egremont fled when faced with King’s army (led by earl of Surrey)
Surrey rewarded with leadership of Council of the North (replaced earl of Northumberland)
-Henry VII never imposed similar tax again
Warbeck appeared at Burgundian court
1491
-Perkin Warbeck claimed to be Richard, duke of York (younger prince in tower)
-gained recognition from French King Charles VIII and Margaret of Burgundy
Treaty of Etaples with France
1492
-French wouldn’t provide any aid to Warbeck
-Charles VIII agreed to pay 124K (via 5K instalments until 1509) for Henry to withdraw his army
trade embargo with Burgundy begins
1493
-banned trade with Burgundy as they supported Warbeck
fall of Sir William Stanley
1495
-Stanley admitted treasonable offence (hoping for forgiveness)
-was executed
Magnus Intercursus with Burgundy
1496
-ends trade embargo with Burgundy
-Margaret of Burgundy unable to reach demands of Burgundian merchants
-merchants insist she abandoned Warbeck
Scottish invasion
1496
-due to Warbeck
-try to get land grab in English weakness
-James IV of Scotland willing to give Warbeck material support to disrupt English
-arranged for Warbeck to marry his cousin (Lady Katherine Gordon)
-Scots cross border but fled when Henry threatened to counter attack
Cornish tax rebellion
1497
-revolt over higher taxes demanded for defence against Scottish invasion
-marched to London but easily dispersed outside Blackheath
Truce of Ayton
1497
neutralised Scots by agreeing for his daughter (Margaret Tudor) to marry James IV of Scotland if they gave no further support to Warbeck
Warbeck and Warwick executed
1499
-Warwick captured by Henry since start of his reign
death of Prince Arthur
1502 (only a few months after his marriage with Catherine of Aragon in 1501)
Margaret Tudor marries James IV
1503
(postponed as she was only 8 during Truce of Ayton)
Isabella of Castile dies
1504
-she united Spain by marrying Ferdinand II of Aragon
-Spain’s future became uncertain so Henry VII started to look for better matched for Henry VIII
Treaty of London and Philip of Burgundy died
1506
-last Yorkist threat removed
-Henry negotiated with Philip of Burgundy to hand over Suffolk in Treaty of London
Henry VII died and Henry VIII becomes king
1509
-lived to reach son’s majority
Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon
1509
-negotiations carried out for so long with marriage as Henry VII wanted options open
