Why did the Duke of Buckingham Rebel in 1483
Four key reasons as to why the duke of Buckingham rebelled in 1483.
- Created by: Finn Halligan
- Created on: 04-05-13 16:33
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- Why did the Duke of Buckingham rebel in 1483?
- Personal conscience
- Some might argue that Buckingham had been driven to rebellion by the guilt he felt for the murder of the Princes Edward and Richard
- Buckingham had planned to take power since the death of Edward IV
- It sounds unlikely, but this hypothesis is supported
- Buckingham had a legitimate claim to the throne of England as a descendant of Edward III
- Buckingham was married to Catherine Woodville - the Woodvilles were implacable opponents of Richard III
- Buckingham had a legitimate claim to the throne of England as a descendant of Edward III
- Buckingham was married to Catherine Woodville - the Woodvilles were implacable opponents of Richard III
- It sounds unlikely, but this hypothesis is supported
- Lack of sufficient reward
- Buckingham had been promised the land of Hereford in the Welsh Marches, a promise which Richard III did not keep
- Buckingham may have grown to resent the king for insufficiently rewarding the duke's efforts
- Buckingham had been promised the land of Hereford in the Welsh Marches, a promise which Richard III did not keep
- Buckingham was one of many over-mighty subjects - perhaps he never felt sufficiently rewarded by the King
- Buckingham fancied himself a Kingmaker
- Much like Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, who had assisted in the rise of two kings during the Wars of the Roses
- Had the rebellion been successful, Buckingham would have been lavishly rewarded by Henry Tudor
- Lack of sufficient reward
- Buckingham may have grown to resent the king for insufficiently rewarding the duke's efforts
- Buckingham was one of many over-mighty subjects - perhaps he never felt sufficiently rewarded by the King
- Buckingham may have grown to resent the king for insufficiently rewarding the duke's efforts
- Lack of sufficient reward
- Personal conscience
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