Henry VII - The Stafford Lovell Rebellion-RG1 Flashcards
Who led the Stafford and Lovell Rebellion?
Francis Lovell
1st Viscount Lovell
Sir Humphery Stafford
Thomas Stafford
When did this rebellion take place?
Easter Time, 1486
After the Battle of Bosworth, where did Lord Lovell and Humphery Stafford reside?
Colchester Abbey
What did Lovell and Stafford want to achieve?
To restore a Yorkist monarchy
When did Henry learn that the pair were planning a rebellion?
Sometime in April 1486
Who were appointed by the King to apprehend the Lovell
Sir Richard Edgcumbe
Sir William Tyler
When the plot failed, who did Lovell first join?
Fellow rebels at Furness Falls
Who did Lovell later flee to after the failure of the plot against the King?
Margaret of York in Flanders
Where did the Stafford brothers rise up in rebellion?
Worcester
What was the problem with the Stafford brothers rising up in Worcester?
Henry had mass support in that area.
Where was Henry at the time when the Stafford brothers rose up?
He was in York on a nationwide tour of the country.
What did Henry do as soon as he heard about the attempted uprising?
He advanced towards Worcester in order to eliminate Yorkist support.
When did the Stafford brothers flee?
11 May 1486
Where did the Stafford brothers flee too?
To sanctuary at Culham Abbe
What did the King do when he found out the Stafford’s were at Culham Abbe?
He had them forcibly removed
