Henry VII rebellions

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  • Henry VII - rebellions
    • Yorkshire rebellion
      • Causes
        • Resentment of extraordinary tax (involving England in Brittany)
          • There was a bad harvest in Yorkshire and other northern counties already paid towards it
      • Key Events
        • John Egrement led
      • Outcomes
        • Earl of Northumberland killed
        • Henry released a Yorkist to become Earl of Surrey
          • No more issues in the north
        • Henry used Earl of Surrey to squash the rebellion
    • Cornish rebellion
      • Causes
        • Resentment toward extraordinary revenue (campaign against Scotland)
      • Key Events
        • 15,000 men
        • Perkin Warbeck attempted to exploit it
        • Rebels marched on London
      • Outcomes
        • Lord Daubeney taken from Scottish border to crush the rebellion
        • Rebel leaders were executed
        • Made Henry ensure Anglo-Saxon tensions were chill and cautious of foreign conflicts
        • Marriage between Henry's daughter and James IV
        • Treaties are signed
    • Lovell and Staffords
      • Causes
        • Loyal Yorkists
      • Key events
        • Tried to raise support in Richard's heartlands - failed
      • Outcomes
        • Lovell escaped
        • 1 Stafford executed
          • Other was pardoned
        • Henry was considerably lenient
    • Lambert Simnel and the Earl of Lincoln
      • Causes
        • Yorkists wanted to remove Henry
      • Key Events
        • Margaret of Burgundy supported
        • Lambert Simnel pretended to be Earl of Warwick
          • Not true as Henry had already imprisoned him (paraded him about to show it)
      • Outcomes
        • Rebellion falls apart
        • Simnel ends up working in Henry's kitchens
    • Perkin Warbeck imposture
      • Causes
        • Perkin Warbeck pretended to be Richard (one of the princes in the tower) for 8 years
      • Key Events
        • He gathered a lot of foreign support by moving about
        • Tried to exploit the Cornish Rebellion
        • Tried to invade multiple times
        • Teamed with Earl of Warwick
      • Outcomes
        • After attempting to escape the tower with Warwick, both were executed
    • ALL FAIL

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