Taxation rebellions under Henry VII Flashcards
Reason for the Yorkshire rebellion
Taxation - 1489 subsidy for the war to defend Brittany (Parliament voted for £100,000 to be raised)
Yorkshire had been hit by a bad harvest, so the people could not pay the tax
When did the Yorkshire rebellion break out?
April 1489
Who led the Yorkshire rebellion?
John à Chambre, later John Egremont (after the first John was hanged)
Key events of the Yorkshire rebellion
Rebels murdered Earl of Northumberland (who had failed to convince the king to ease the financial burden on the people)
King sent an army to the North and hanged the leader for treason
New leader fled to Burgundy
How was the Yorkshire rebellion put down?
Easily suppressed by Henry’s men, led by the Earl of Surrey
Reason for the Cornish rebellion
January 1497 - Parliament voted for £120,000 in taxes for war with James IV and Warbeck
When did the Cornish rebellion break out?
May 1497
Who lead the Cornish rebellion?
(James Tuchet,) Lord Audley (only noble to support the Cornish rebellion)
Key events of the Cornish rebellion
May 1497 - rebels set out from Bodmin
June - rebels reached outskirts of London (15,000) - Battle of Blackheath/Deptford Bridge
How was the Cornish rebellion put down?
Suppressed by Henry’s men - troops led by Lord Daubeney
Consequences of the Yorkshire rebellion
No further trouble in the north
Leaders Michael an Gof and Thomas Flamank beheaded, 1,000 rebels killed
Consequences of Cornish rebellion
Rebel leaders executed but leniency shown to rest - around 1,000 rebels died at Blackheath/Deptford Bridge
Consequences of the Yorkshire rebellion?
Faced no more northern rebellion, but never collected the tax quota for Brittany (only got £27,000 of the £100,000 Parliament had authorised)
