Resentment of taxation granted by Parliament to fund English forces in Brittany campaign
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Who was famously murdered by the rebels?
Earl of Northumberland
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Where was he murdered?
Just outside Topcliff near Thirsk in the North Riding of Yorkshire
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Who was he murdered by?
Polydore Vergil states his tenants murdered him
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How were they enabled to commit this act?
By the fact that his retainers allowed them to desert him in his hour of need, as punishment for his own desertion of Richard III at Bosworth
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When was the Cornish Rebellion?
January- June 1497
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What was it sparked by?
Demand for extraordinary revenue to campaign war against Scotland
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Why was this conflict not supported?
Cornwall is very far away from the border with Scotland so didn't seem relevant to their lives; also Celts saw themselves as a different people to most of England
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Why was the rebellion more of a threat that the Yorkshire Rebellion?
Sheer numbers involved (15,000 potentially); attempt by Perkin Warbeck to exploit rebellion; rebels managed to walk all the way to London, only stopped at Blackheath
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What was the significance of the rebels reaching London?
They were in effect challenging the security of Henry VII's reign
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How did Henry ensure effective suppression of the rebellion?
Had to withdraw Lord Daubeney and his troops from defending the Scottish border
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Was it easily suppressed?
Yes, and the rebel leaders were executed.
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How did Henry deal with the bulk of the rebels?
With conspicuous leniency, fining them instead of blood-letting
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What effect did the rebellion have upon Henry?
It shocked him into ensuring Anglo-Scottish relations were eased and making him cautious of entering into further foreign conflict
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