HVII REBELLIONS

Question 1

WHEN was the rebellion of Viscount Lovell and the Staffords?

Answer 1

Easter 1486

Question 2

WHY was the rebellion of Viscount Lovell and the Staffords a failure?

Answer 2

They weren’t able to garner much enthusiasm despite being in traditional Yorkist heartlands. Henry VII also used a network of spies, informing him of their rebellion plans.

Question 3

WHO was Lambert Simnel?

Answer 3

A rebel who pretended to be the Earl of Warwick

Question 4

WHEN was the rebellion of Lambert Simnel?

Answer 4

1487

Question 5

How much support did Lambert Simnel have?

Answer 5

1) Margaret of Burgundy who paid for a force of mercenaries to invade England
2) The Earl of Kildare who crowned him King of England in Ireland in 1487
3) HOWEVER, the Yorkist gentry of the North Riding were reluctant to support the rebellion (possibly due to Henry VII promoting the Earl of Northumberland, a Yorkist)

Question 6

WHAT happened in the Battle of Stoke Field?

Answer 6

Rebels (Simnel rebellion) led by the Earl of Lincoln (John de la Pole), with mainly Flemish and Irish troops, faced the King’s army led by the Earl of Oxford who easily defeated the rebels with shrewd, organised and good military leadership.

Question 7

WHEN was the Battle of Stoke Field?

Answer 7

1487

Question 8

HOW did Henry deal with the rebels after the Battle of Stoke Field?

Answer 8

1) John de la Pole was killed in battle
2) Henry VII treated the rebels relatively mildly, winning over some Yorkists who had previously opposed him.
3) Introduced bonds of good behaviour.

Question 9

WHO was Perkin Warbeck?

Answer 9

A rebel who pretended to be Richard Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower.

Question 10

WHAT foreign support did Perkin Warbeck have?

Answer 10

1) France (court of Charles VIII) until the Treaty of Etaples 1492
2) (Margaret of) Burgundy until the Intercursus Magnus 1496
3) James IV of Scotland 1495-96 who worked with Warbeck to launch a joint invasion of England.

Question 11

WHAT English support did Perkin Warbeck have?

Answer 11

Sir William Stanley, Henry VII’s step-uncle and Lord Chamberlain, joined the conspiracy and his betrayal led to increased paranoia from Henry.

Question 12

WHEN was Perkin Warbeck arrested and when was he executed?

Answer 12

In 1497 he was arrested after trying to exploit the uncertainties created with the Cornish Rebellion and he was eventually executed in 1499 after he tried to escape from the Tower of London.

Question 13

WHAT was the significance of Perkin Warbeck’s resistance?

Answer 13

It revealed Henry VII’s vulnerability in his first decade as king:
* Warbeck had a lot of foreign support, showing how Henry’s position was considered fragile by other rulers
* Sir William Stanley’s support revealed how vulnerable Henry was even within his own household.

Question 14

WHY did Edmund de la Pole have grievances against Henry VII?

Answer 14

1) He lost some land to the Crown
2) He had to pay relief of £5000
3) He was demoted from Duke to earl

Question 15

HOW did Henry VII deal with Edmund de la Pole?

Answer 15

Even though he had fled to the Holy Roman Empire and had little English support, Henry still saw him as a threat due to his genuine claim to the English throne. He arrested members of his family and friends and in 1506 used the Treaty of Windsor to negotiate the handing over of Edmund.

Question 16

WHAT was the significance of Henry VII’s treatment of Edmund de la Pole?

Answer 16

After Henry VII imprisoned him (using the Treaty of Windsor, 1506), Henry had effectively eliminated all remaining threats to the throne.

Question 17

WHAT are the main reasons why the rebellions against Henry VII failed?

Answer 17

1) Lack of support from the English people
2) Henry’s alliances with Yorkists
3) Henry’s treatment of the rebels after rebellions (harsh and lenient)
4) Henry’s actions/tactics during the rebellions
5) Military advantages

Question 18

WHAT did historian Jez Ross say about the threat of rebellion in Henry VII’s reign and WHEN?

Answer 18

2012 - ‘Henry VII was never in serious danger of losing his throne to either a rebellion or a conspiracy.’

Question 19

WHEN was the Yorkshire rebellion?

Answer 19

April 1489

Question 20

WHAT was the cause for the Yorkshire rebellion?

Answer 20

Resentment of the taxation granted by parliament to finance English forces in Brittany

Question 21

WHAT happened during the Yorkshire rebellion?

Answer 21

The rebels murdered the king’s tax collector, the Earl of Northumberland, (possibly by his own retainers) but were quickly defeated by forces led by the Earl of Surrey.

Question 22

WHAT were the consequences of the Yorkshire rebellion?

Answer 22

1) Henry pardoned most of the rebels
2) There was no more taxation in the north during Henry VII’s reign.
3) The Earl of Surrey is made Lieutenant of the North, stopping any further issues

Question 23

WHEN was the Cornish rebellion?

Answer 23

1497

Question 24

WHAT was the cause of the Cornish rebellion?

Answer 24

Resentment of taxation granted by parliament to defend against Scotland along the northern border

Question 25

WHAT happened during the Cornish rebellion?

Answer 25

15,000 rebels (according to some estimates) reached Blackheath near London and there was a battle there.

Question 26

WHAT were the consequences of the Cornish rebellion?

Answer 26

1) The leaders were executed, but most other rebels were treated leniently.
2) Henry had to withdraw his troops from defending the Scottish border
3) Shocked Henry into ensuring Anglo-Scottish tensions were eased and made him cautious about entering further foreign conflicts.