Tudor plots, rebellions and impostures

Tudor Rebellions and Plots

Henry VII

Stafford and Lovell Rebellion 1486

·       The first minor uprising led by Viscount Lovell and Humphrey Stafford

·       Lovell tried to raise a rebellion in Richard III’s heartland of support – the North Yorkshire Riding

·       Stafford tried to raise forces against Henry in the Midlands

·       Lovell managed to escape from the King’s forces, but Stafford was captured and executed

·       There was little enthusiasm for a Yorkist uprising in their heartlands and it was easily suppressed

Lambert Simnel 1487

·       Yorkists realised they needed a new strategy to be rid of Henry VII

·       Lambert Simnel was passed off as the Earl of Warwick

o   The real Earl of Warwick had been imprisoned by Henry

o   Lambert was crowned King Edward in Ireland in May 1487

·       In response, Henry VII paraded the real Earl in London

·       John de la Pole organised the conspiracy

o   De la Pole fled Henry’s court and joined Lovell in Margaret of Burgundy’s court

·       The Earl of Northumberland headed Henry VII’s army and led them to victory at the Battle of Stoke Field in 1487

·       Henry implemented the bonds and recognanises method after this victory

Perkin Warbeck 1491 -1499

·       Warbeck impersonated Richard, Duke of York and appeared in Charles VIII of France’s court

·       He fled to Margaret’s court and began to draw English nobles into his plot

·       Warbeck failed to land in England after Henry VII was informed, he fled to James IV’s court

·       He invaded England in 1496 with a Scottish force but quickly retreated

o   As part of the Treaty, James IV married Henry’s daughter Margaret

·       Warbeck was captured and was tried and executed in 1499

Henry VIII

The Amicable Grant 1525

·       The Grant was to fund war against the French through extra taxation

·       Wolsey hadn’t passed it through Parliament so many people were angry

·       Many people from East Anglia marched to Suffolk

·       Wolsey had to abandon the tax and Henry made peace with France

·       No further taxation was raised

Pilgrimage of Grace 1536

·       Living conditions got more difficult for the rural population of England

o   The monasteries were dissolved in 1536, taking away a valuable source of support for the poor

o   Poor harvests across England

o   Cromwell’s subsidies made taxation increase

·       It began with the Lincolnshire Uprising, 10,000 people joined in, the Duke of Suffolk was sent to stop it and the rebels…