Threats

• when was the Lovell rebellion

  April 1486
• name those involved in the lovell rebellion

  Francis, Viscount Lovell, Humphrey Stafford, Thomas Stafford
• what was the aim of the Lovell rebellion


  to overthrow Henry
• where did Lovell go to


  North Riding of Yorkshire
• when did Lovell flee to Burgundy

  23rd April 1486
• why did lovell flee to Flanders

  he failed in an attempt to seize Henry VII in York
• give 2 reasons why people weren't keen to support rebellions

  after uncertainty of WofR, people wanted peace and stability

  rumours around Rich killing own nephews also discouraged Yorkist rule and therefore support
• where did the Stafford brothers go to rebel

  worcester
• where was Henry at the time of the Lovell rebellion

  on a tour of England, advancing to the Midlands (Worcester)
• when did the Stafford brothers flee

  11th May 1486
• how were the leaders of lovell rebellion captured

  forcibly removed from an abbey by 60 men
• what happened to the Staffords

  Humphrey was executed, Thomas was pardoned
• when was the Lambert Simnel threat


  1487
• who was Simnel pretending to be

  Earl of Warwick
• when was Simnel crowned King in Ireland and by who

  24th May 1487 by Earl of Kildarre
• who was John de la Pole

  Earl of Lincoln, nephew of Ed 4 and Rich 3 (named successor of Rich 3)
• what did Henry do in response to Simnel threat

  exhibited real Earl of Warwick in London
• where did Lincoln flee from and to where, with whom

  from H7's court to M of B with Lovell
• M of B supported Simnel's claim - show evidence

  paid for a force of 2000 German mercenaries to invade England
• what did Henry do to resolve Simnel issue

  - reinstated Earl of Northumberland to neutralise Richard's old power base (also ensured the Howard family would not join since Northumberland was one of their descendants)

  - reinforced costal defences in East Anglia
• where did the rebels land in Simnel threat

  cumberland (North-west coast)
• when was the Battle of Stoke

  16th June 1487
• who was H's army led by at stoke and how many were there

  john de vere (earl of oxford) 12,000
• how many in de la Pole's army

  8000
• how many rebels killed at stoke

  4000
• consequences of stoke


  henry started to establish bonds of good behaviour

  relatively mild treatment of rebels to limit resolve of yorkists to oppose him

  simnel was captured

  de la pole killed

  28 nobles were attained
• who did perkin warbeck claim to be

  richard duke of york
• why was Perkin Warbeck a potentially serious threat

  - attracted patronage from foreign rulers

  - demonstrated how fragile H's position was considered to be by other rulers
• when did warbeck go to ireland

  1491
• what other places did warbeck go to

  Charles VIII of France, Margaret of Burgundy
• when did Warbeck next try to invade and why did it fail

  1495, H had been informed by Sir Robert Clifford who infiltrated the scheme
• what did warbeck do after his failed invasion

  fled to James IV of Scotland
• when did a small scottish force try to cross the border

  1496
• why did James IV give up PW

  agreed to marry daughter of H7, Margaret
• when was Warbeck's final attempt to invade

  1497 (exploited uncertainties of cornish rebellion) was supported by 3,000 Cornish people
• when was warbeck executed

  1499
• when was the Yorkshire rebellion

  april 1489
• cause of Yorkshire rebellion

  taxation granted by parliament 1489 to finance campaign against Brittany
• when was the Earl of Northumberland murdered

  28th April 1489
• why were Yorkshire against tax

  - already defending england with troops

  - poor harvest