Threats to Henry VII

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  • THREATS TO HENRY VII
    • PRETENDERS
      • Lambert Simnel 1486-1487
        • Proclaimed King of Dublin. People actually believed he was the Earl of Warwick
        • 4 June Battle of Stoke. Lost- could not gain enough support
        • Made turnspit in the royal kitchen and later promoted to royal falconer
      • Perkin Warbeck 1491-1499
        • Had the support of the French court and Charles VIII of France
          • 100 Yorkists came out to support Warbeck (1491)
        • Fled to Flanders after the Treaty of Etaples, sheltered by Margaret of Burgundy
        • Got support from the Holy Roman Emperor
        • went to Scotland but James' attack failed
        • Imprisoned, escaped and then executed 1499
    • NOBILITY
      • Needed to win their support whilst simultaneously controlling them
      • Limited their power by land and wealth
      • Grown powerful during Wars of the Roses
      • Use of attainders, patronage, attacks on retaining and financial control
      • Threat of the De La Poles
        • Edmund De La Pole was the closest Yorkist claimant & disliked that Henry did not give him title of Duke of Suffolk
        • 1504 imprisoned the De La Poles- he was now insecure
    • ECONOMIC MOTIVATION
      • Yorkshire Rebellion 1489
        • Triggered by the tax to aid Brittany against France (£100,000)
        • Rebels murdered the Earl of Northumberland (sent to negotiate)
        • Henry issued a pardon and never issued anymore tax
      • Cornish Rebellion 1497
        • Money needed to defend against James and Warbeck
        • 15,000 rebels had marched to London
        • Coincided with Warbeck, but not motivated to overthrow Henry
    • YORKISTS
      • eg De La Poles

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