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Flashcards by Karima Ranieri, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Karima Ranieri
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| Question | Answer |
| How was Henry's claim to the throne weak? | - Usurper - Yorkist challenge - 14 years in exile - Largely unknown - Lack of knowledge of the country - Other strong claims to the throne: Richard, Earl of Warwick and John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln. |
| Three initial steps he took to secure his throne? | 1. Dated his reign from before Bosworth. 2. Arranged his coronation of the 30 October, before parliament met. 3. Married Elizabeth of York in January 1486. |
| What happened when Henry embarked on a royal progress towards the north? | - He faced a rebellion, a year after seizing the throne. - North = strong Yorkist support. - The rebellion in the Midlands and north involved Lord Lovell and the Stafford brothers. - Henry heard of the plot and sent a force. - Rebels dispersed. - Wales = Herberts and Vaughans. - Rebellion put down by Rhys ap Thomas. - Neither rebellion prevented the royal progress. - Instead, Henry won loyalty and obedience. |
| Yorkshire Rebellion What was it and what happened? | - Tax rebellion in 1489 - Henry needed to raise money to aid Brittany in its struggle against France. - Parliament granted Henry a subsidy of £100,000 but little was raised. - Regionalism - Henry: refusal to negotiate. - Earl of Northumberland - murdered - Weak royal authority - Earl of Surrey - Rising crushed but money not collected. |
| Cornish Rebellion what was it and what happened? | - Tax rebellion - 1497 - Henry needed money for the threat from Scotland (James IV and Perkin Warbeck) - Rebels assembled at Bodmin, May 1497 - Rebellion attracted 15,000 supporters. - One noble, Lord Audley, joined. - Numbers declined as rebels reached London. - Rebellion against evil counsellors rather than the king. - Henry assembled 25,000 men. - Crushed the rebel force at Blackheath in June 1497. |
| Simnel rebellion What happened, was it a serious threat? | - Lambert Simnel = 'Earl of Warwick' - Pretender - 1486 - Henry realised: 1487 - Support from: Oxford, Ireland (crowned Edward VI) and Margaret of Burgundy (who sent a force of 2000 mercenaries) and John de la pole who joined the rebels. - Henry paraded real Earl of Warwick. - Rebels marched south. - 8000 men - Stoke June 1487. - Victory took 3 hours. |
| Warbeck rising Why did it last so long? How was it a serious threat? | - Pretender 1491-98 - Warbeck = Richard, Duke of York - Henry could not parade Richard as he was already dead. - Support from: French court (100 Yorkist supporters), Flanders (Margaret of Burgundy), Holy Roman Emperor (recognised him as Richard IV) - Henry's response: Henry signed Treaty of Etaples which forced Warbeck to move to Flanders. Henry broke off lucrative cloth trade with Burgundy. Passed a series of attainders against those implicated in the plot at home (e.g. William Stanley) - Warbeck fled to Ireland: lack of support - Warbeck welcomed in Scotland. (Married to James IV's cousin) James also provided 1500 troops to invade northern countries of England. - Lack of support in northern England = Warbeck fleeing back to Scotland. - James abandoned him (marriage alliance with Henry VII) - November 1497 = Warbeck gives himself up. - 1498 = Warbeck tries to run away - Executed with the earl of Warwick. |
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