threats to position as King

• Cornish Rebellion 1497


  sparked by extraordinary revenue to fund the campaign to fund the campaign against Scotland

  15,000 marched and got all the way to Blackheath

  Henry had to withdraw troops from the Scottish border to crush the rebelilion

  1000 men killed and 3 original leaders were executed
• Yorkshire Rebellion 1489


  - needed parliamentary grant of £100,000 to aid Brittany

  - Earl of Northumberland was murdered in April 1489

  - offered pardons to most involved

  - no tax collected in the end from here, only £27,000 altogether
• Lovel and Stafford (1489)


  been in sanctuary since Bosworth under church protection

  Lovel headed North to ambush the king

  The Stafford's headed to Worcester to start the rebellion

  Henry sent armed forces

  Lovel avoided capture and fled

  Stafford sought sanctuary which Henry didn't like so he was sent to the tower of London

  Humphrey Stafford = executed

  Thomas Stafford = pardoned and remained loyal to the king after
• Lambert Simnel and the rebellion of the Earl of Lincoln


  Simnel passed off as being the Earl of Warwick which was put forward by the Earl of Lincoln (Yorkist)

  Simnel was even crowned King Edward of Ireland in 1487

  Rebels tried to get support in the Yorkist heartlands i North Riding of Yorkshire

  Henry had the real Earl of Warwick exhibited in London

  Lincoln fled to Margaret of Burgundy who supported him

  Henry reinstated the Earl of Northumberland to power in the north (ensure Yorkist family had no intention of joining the conspiracy)
• Warbeck pretender


  Perkin Warbeck claimed to be Richard, Duke of York

  Arrived in Ireland in 1491

  Welcomed there until Henry signed the Treaty to Etaples to stop the king of France supporting Warbeck

  He fled to Margaret of Burgundy, who accepted him as her nephew so Henry placed a trading ban with Burgundy and the Netherlands

  James IV of Scotland promised Warbeck he could marry his cousin

  Warbeck fled to Ireland, then to Devon and was eventually captured and executed in 1499

  ( took 8 years!)
• When was the Cornish rebellion?

  1497
• What sparked the Cornish rebellion?

  extraordinary revenue to fund campaign against Scotland
• How many in Cornish rebellion?

  15,000
• How far did the Cornish Rebellion reach before it was stopped?

  Blackheath
• how many killed in the Cornish rebellion?

  1000 men and 3 original leaders executed
• When was the Yorkshire rebellion?

  1489
• What sparked the Yorkshire rebellion?

  resentment of taxation granted by parliament to fund Brittany (needed £100,000)
• When was the Earl of Northumberland murdered

  April 1489
• Why was the Earl of Northumberland murdered?


  murdered by his tenants due to resentment against taxation
• Henry vii's response to the Yorkshire rebellion

  offered pardons to most involved
• Who did Lambert Simnel pretend to be?

  Earl of Warwick
• Who encouraged Simnel?


  Earl of Lincoln (Yorkist)
• When was Simnel crowned King of Ireland?

  1487
• Who supported the Earl of Lincoln and Simnel?

  Margaret of Burgundy
• How did Henry vii respond to Simnel and the Earl of Lincoln's rebellion?

  Henry had the real Earl of Warwick exhibited in London to prove it wasn't Simnel

  Henry reinstated the Earl of Northumberland to power in the north to ensure Yorkists didn't join the conspiracy
• When was Lovel and the Stafford's rising?

  1489
• Where did Lovel and Stafford head?

  Lovel headed North to ambush the king

  the Stafford's headed to Worcester to start a rebellion
• What happened to Lovel and the Stafford's after Henry sent armed forces?

  Lovel avoided capture and fled

  Stafford's sought sanctuary which Henry didn't like so they were sent to the tower of London

  Later Humphrey Stafford was executed

  Thomas Stafford was pardoned and remained loyal tp the king after
• Who did Warbeck claim to be?

  Richard, Duke of York (one of the princes in the tower)
• What happened to Warbeck in Ireland

  Arrived in 1491

  welcomed

  until Henry signed the Treaty of Etaples to stop France supporting Warbeck
• What happened to Warbeck in Burgundy?

  He fled to Margaret of Burgundy who accepted him as her nephew

  As a result, Henry placed a trading ban on Burgundy and the Netherlands until Margaret stopped supporting Warbeck
• James iv of Scotland's response to Warbeck

  promised he could marry his cousin
• When was Warbeck executed?

  1499

  (took 8 years)