henry VII

consolidation of power

back dated reign- 21st august- enemies tried for treason
earl of warick-detained
publicly rewarded followers
key appointments to house hold- will stanley-chamberlain
coronation-30th oct
parl meeting-7 th nov- right of conquest- 28 attainders against yorkists- granted custom duties, act of resumption
tudor rose- marriage to elizabeth- birth of arthur
nobility: limited no's, finacial and legal instrument- control to reduce threat
ex. henry percy- earl of northumberland
needed cooperation and support of nobility- money and personnel
carrots: patronage, council
sticks: bonds and recongissances, retaining, attainders
lovell rebellion 1486- lovell tried to start rebellion in yokrshire, staffords tried to start rebellion in worcester- easily supressed due to little support
simnel rebellion 1487- simnel pretender as earl of warick- leader john de la pole, margaret of b. simnel crowned king in ireland 1487- margaret raised army- result was battle of stoke- rebels lost- significant victory

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yorskire rebellion-link- britanny crisis
cornish rebellion- link- warbeck crisis
yorkshire rebellion- henry wanted to assist britanny, parl voted to raise £100,000 only 27,000 raisex, resentment- bad harvest- earl of northumberland took case to henry- ingored then murdered- rebels easily supressed- pardons issued
cornish rebllion- parl voted for tax to finance campaign against james IV and warbeck- cornish annoyed- rebels led by flammock reached blackheath in 1497- rebels defeated- showed fragility of england
warbeck- claimed to be prince in tower: richard- able to foreign support-first impersonated in ireland, then france (etaples-flee), court of margaret of b, will stanley involved, warbeck attempted to land in England 1495, fled to james iv's court, 1496- scottish attempt leads to retreat (treaty of ayton, stop support), final attempt -expolited uncertainites due to cornsi rebllion-forces crushed, warbeck surrenderd, later executed
edmund de la pole- forced to pay £5000, only inherited little land- 1501- fled to HRE- treaty of windsor- handed to henry- later executed
ordinary revenue- crown lands, feudal dues, wardship, custom duties, legal system/ profits of justice
extraoridnary revenue- loans, bnevolances, french pension, bonds and recognissances, parl grants

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