threats to henry vii
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- Created on: 10-01-23 13:00
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- Threats to Henry VII
- Lovell Conspiracy
- 1485 - Royal Progress in the North, involvin Lord Lovell and the Stafford brothers
- Supposed to occur at same time as one in Wales
- Early in the reign meaning little threat
- Learned of threat before stopping it from occuring. Arrested theose involved with choice of excommunica-tion, death or pardon.
- Humphrey executed, Thomas pardoned. Lovell went to church
- The conspiracy didn't stop the progress and led to more loyalty and obidence
- 2/10 - not serious threat
- Yorkshire Rebellion
- 1489- Not dynastic (to do with taking over monarchy) demand for money
- Parliment had granted Henry VII funds to aid Brittany. tax increase. Yorkshire became hostile after a bad harvest
- Rebellion, with the Earl of Nourthumberland murdered, and had nobel support.
- Rebellion works and tax is reduces
- Earl of Surrey defeated the rebels, and Henry travelled to offer pardons. Peace but no more tax granyted and not unusual for a rebellion
- 3/10 more serous.
- Cornish Rebellion
- 1497 - not dynasticand for same reasons as the Yorkshire
- Marched to bleek hills., with 15,000 supporters, shows unpopularity of tax. Had cross class support, march on Londo. Large army required to stop
- Little nobel support, and was rather local. Army of 25000 crush the rebels in Blackheath, not getting to Henry, with only the leaders executed
- 4/10
- Lambert Simnel
- 1486-1487 Impersinated the Earl of Warick who was the leading Yorkist claiment, who had been arrested and thought to be murdered
- Created by Richard Symonds - alliance with Ireland. Persived to be Edward VI
- Supported by Margret of Burgandy, money and mercenaries, sent 2000.
- Henry did not find out until 1487
- Tried to invade, 8000 rebel army but Henry had an army of 120000. Ended quickly, but battle could have gone either ay
- Paraded the real Earl of Warick around.
- Lambert captured, Simnel given work. Thhe attempt did not get support in England but did internationally
- 6/10
- Lovell Conspiracy
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