Henry VII: Key dates

Question 1

1455

Answer 1

beginning of the War of the Roses

Question 2

January 28th, 1457

Answer 2

Henry VII born

Question 3

1471 - 1485

Answer 3

Henry VII’s years in exile in Brittany, he left England when he was 14 years old

Question 4

August 21st, 1485

Answer 4

Henry is officially king

Question 5

August 22nd, 1485

Answer 5

Battle of Bosworth

Question 6

October 30th, 1485

Answer 6

Henry’s coronation

Question 7

November 7th, 1485

Answer 7

Henry’s first Parliament meeting

Question 8

January 18th, 1486

Answer 8

Henry and Elizabeth of York get married

Question 9

16th June 1487

Answer 9

Lambert Simnel rebellion: pretender defeated at the battle of stoke

Question 10

1489

Answer 10

the Yorkshire rebellion

Question 11

March 27th, 1489

Answer 11

Treaty of Medina del Campo: Henry an King Ferdinand II or Aragon arrange for Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon to marry at a future date

Question 12

June 28th, 1491

Answer 12

son Henry (VIII) is born

Question 13

1491 - 1499

Answer 13

Perkin Warbeck Rebellions

Question 14

November 3rd, 1492

Answer 14

treaty of Etaples: peace between England and France included a clause that Charles VIII would no longer give support to Warbeck

Question 15

November 27th, 1495

Answer 15

• perkin sailed to Scotland
• got the support of James IV
• got Lady Catherine Gordon’s hand in marriage

Question 16

February 24th, 1496

Answer 16

the Magnus Intercursus Treaty: provided for a renewal of trade between England and the Netherlands
- also said that neither country would aid the other rebels, added to try to remove support for Warbeck’s claim

Question 17

September 21st, 1496

Answer 17

Scots invade England in support of Warbeck - little success so returned to Scotland

Question 18

31 October 1502

Answer 18

Treaty of perpetual peace:

• the first attempt to end the conflict between England and Scotland for over 170 years
• marriage was agreed between King James IV and and Margaret Tudor (Henry’s daughter)

Question 19

January 1497

Answer 19

new tax to raise money to defend the border with Scotland against a further invasion in support of Perkin Warbeck

Question 20

May - June 1497

Answer 20

the people of Cornwall rebelled against the tax for the defence of the Scottish border + a force of Cornishmen began a march to London

Question 21

June 1497

Answer 21

• cornish rebels reached Kent seeking support but were attacked by the Earl of Kent
• leaders were captured + hanged

Question 22

July 5th, 1497

Answer 22

Henry threatened Scotland to relinquish Perkin Warbeck with the threat of war - Warbeck surrendered

Question 23

October 5th, 1497

Answer 23

Perkin Warbeck captured

Question 24

November 23rd, 1499

Answer 24

Perkin Warbeck hanged

Question 25

November 14th, 1501

Answer 25

Arthur and Catherine of Aragon marry

Question 26

April 2nd, 1502

Answer 26

Arthur dies

Question 27

September 1502

Answer 27

Henry arranges for his second son Henry (VIII) to marry Catherine of Aragon at a future date

Question 28

February 11th, 1503

Answer 28

Elizabeth of York dies

Question 29

April 21st, 1509

Answer 29

Henry VII dies