The Consolidation Of Powers

Question 1

When did Henry win Battle of Bosworth

Answer 1

22 august 1785

Question 2

Why was Henry claim to the throne weak

Answer 2

Descended through female line represented by his mother Margaret Beaufort

Question 3

Public reaction to Henry becoming king (2)

Answer 3

Richard was object of suspicion = disappearance of the princes in the tower
Mattered little who Henry was

Question 4

Who was lord Thomas Stanley

Answer 4

Henry vii stepfather

Question 5

Who was Edward earl of Warwick (3)

Answer 5

Son of Edward IV
Placed in Tower of London in 1485
Alleged to have plotted with perkin Warbeck and beheaded in 1499

Question 6

Henry immediately consolidate his power - date (2)

Answer 6

Dated his reign from 21 august 1485
Ensured anyone who fought on yorkist side could be designated a traitor

Question 7

Henry immediately consolidate his power - rewards

Answer 7

Conferred 11 knighthoods

Question 8

Henry immediately consolidate his power - Warwick (2)

Answer 8

Earl of Warwick was detained
Could be seen as having a much greater claim to the throne

Question 9

Acts of attainder (2)

Answer 9

Declared a landowner guilty of of rebelling against a monarch
The noble lost his title, lands, and heirs were disinherited

Question 10

Who was William Stanley (3)

Answer 10

Rewarded post of lord chamberlain
Gave him significant political influence
Accused of treason

Question 11

Henry immediately consolidate his power - coronation (2)

Answer 11

Arranged for coronation take place on 30 oct before first parliamentary meeting
Demonstated his right to throne was hereditary not only sanctioned by parliament

Question 12

Henry immediately consolidate his power - acts of attainder (2)

Answer 12

Acts against yorkists who fought in BoB
Property was forefeet to crown = increased royal income

Question 13

Henry immediately consolidate his power - Elizabeth or York (2)

Answer 13

In January 1486
Married daughter of Edward IV
Exploit royal propergamda in the union of the tow houses of Lancaster and York

Question 14

Henry immediately consolidate his power - heir

Answer 14

Prince Arthur was born September 1486

Question 15

Who was viscount Lovell (3)

Answer 15

Key supporter of Richard III
Tried to raise a rebellion in Richard heartland of support in north riding of Yorkshire
Lovell managed to escape from kings forces

Question 16

Who was Humphrey Stafford (2)

Answer 16

Tried to raise forces against Henry in midlands
Captured and executed

Question 17

What viscount Lovell and Stafford’s rebellion (3)

Answer 17

Easter 1486
Little enthusiasm in traditional heartlands = surprising
Easily suppressed

Question 18

Lambert Simnel and rebellion of the earl of Lincoln - what (3)

Answer 18

Conspiracy put together by John de la pole (earl of Lincoln)
Needed a figurehead = Simnel
Simnel = earl of Warwick = crowned king Edward in Ireland May 1487

Question 19

Henry response to Simnel (3)

Answer 19

Henry had real earl of Warwick exhibited in London for all to see
Lincoln fled to Margaret of burgundy court in Netherlands
Margaret supported Simnel claim and she agreed to pay for mercenaries to invade England

Question 20

When battle of stoke field

Answer 20

1487

Question 21

Response to battle of stoke field (2)

Answer 21

Earl of Lincoln killed in battle = unable to add sufficient followers to the army of mercenaries
12000 against 8000

Question 22

Response to those who rebelled = battle of stoke field (2)

Answer 22

Relatively mild
Used bonds to ensure well behaved landowners who might otherwise face financial ruin

Question 23

Who was Margaret of burgundy

Answer 23

Sister of Edward IV and Richard iii

Question 24

Who was perkin Warbeck (3)

Answer 24

Claimed to be Richard duke of York
Ability to attract patronage from foreign rulers = serious threat
Demo started how fragile Henry position was

Question 25

Warbeck - foreign powers (3+)

Answer 25

1491 = impersonated Richard in Ireland
1492 = court of Charles VIII of France = forced to flee
1493 = Margaret of burgundy = trained as yorkist prince

Question 26

Warbeck first attempt to land in England when (2)

Answer 26

Tried to land in England in 1495 = failed
Fled to court of James IV of Scotland

Question 27

Impact of Warbeck first invasion (3)

Answer 27

William Stanley outed as traitor
Important because he was lord chamberlain = household government was important
Henry = vulnerable

Question 28

Scotland + Warbeck (2)

Answer 28

1496 = small Scottish force crossed the border for Warbeck but retreated quickly
James accepted Henry offer to marry Margaret

Question 29

Warbeck + Cornish rebellion (3)

Answer 29

Tried to exploit the uncertainties created by Cornish rebellion in 1497
Forces crushed + Warbeck surrendered to king
Henry allowed Warbeck to stay at court then the tower where he was tried and executed

Question 30

Edmund de la pole and Richard de la pole (3+)

Answer 30

Potential claimants to the throne
Suffolk fled to Flanders in 1498 = fled again 1501 = Margaret of burgundy
1506 = treaty of Windsor Maximilian gave up Suffolk = imprisoned in tower

Question 31

Summary (4)

Answer 31

Aimed to ensure dynastic security + ensure succession
Ensure laws to control nobility
Improve crown finances
Secure recognition of foreign powers

Question 32

Which countries did perkin Warbeck seek refuge + when (5)

Answer 32

Ireland = 1491
France = 1492
Burgundy = 1493
Scotland = 1495
England = 1497

Question 33

Who challenged Henry right to rule + when (5)

Answer 33

Viscount Lovell and Stafford’s = 1486
Lambert Simnel and John de la pole = 1487
Perkin Warbeck
Earl of Warwick
Earl of Suffolk