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Summary Tudor rebellions
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TUDOR REBELLIONS1485- Henry VII becomes King
April-May 1486- Lovell and Staffords’ Rebellion
Causes:
- The Staffords and Lovell were loyal supporters of Richard III
Aims:
- Usurp Henry
Events:
23rd April- Lord Lovell, Humphrey Stafford and Thomas Stafford broke their sanctuary, Lovell
travelled north to stop the King whilst the Staffords travelled West to raise a rebellion
- Henry uncovered the plot and Lovell fled to refuge under Margaret of Burgundy, however the
Staffords continued to raise a rebellion in Worcester
11th May- Henry sent an armed force to offer the rebels the choice of pardon or excommunication.
The rebels dispersed and the Staffords again fled to sanctuary
14th May- Henry’s soldiers forcibly removed the Staffords from their sanctuary and arrested them.
Whilst Thomas was pardoned and remained loyal to Henry, Humphrey was executed
May 1486- Vaughan’s Rebellion
Causes:
- Dissatisfied Yorkists wanted the return of a Yorkist monarch
Aims:
- Capture Brecon castle
- To murder Henry
Events:
May 1486- A group of men comprised of the Vaughans and Herberts started a rebellion and tried to
gain support
- Rebellion quickly put down by Rhys Ap Thomas
- Henry strictly dealt with the ringleaders, however was lenient towards the rank and file
Consequences:
- Henry’s calculated mercy encouraged the loyalty and obedience of those he had been lenient to
January-June 1487- Lambert Simnel’s plot
January 1487- Richard Symonds announced that Simnel was Edward Earl of Warwick, Edward IV’s
nephew and the rightful heir to the throne
May 1487- Margaret of Burgundy recognised Simnel as the Earl of Warwick and sent money and
2000 German soldiers to assist him. John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln left England to join Simnel
24th May 1487- Simnel was crowned King Edward IV in Ireland
June 1487- Henry began to pardon previous rebels in the hope they may be loyal to him
5th June 1487- Simnel and his army of 8000 arrived in England and began to travel South,
unsuccessful in their aim to gather English support
16th June 1487- Battle of Stoke- Simnel and Henry’s army (totalling 12000) met at Stoke. Burgundy’s
soldiers severely strained Henry’s frontline, however eventually they were defeated. Lincoln was
killed and Symonds and Simnel were arrested
, Consequences:
- Symonds was sentenced to life in prison
- Simnel was spared and given a position in the royal household
- Nobles who had supported the rebellion were dealt with- at the next parliament, Henry passed 28
Acts of Attainder against them
1489- Yorkshire Rebellion
Causes:
- Henry’s plan to aid Brittany against France needed funding and so Parliament granted Henry with a
subsidy of £100,000
- The tax caused widespread resentment and only £27,000 of it was collected
- There had been a bad harvest in Yorkshire
- People resented the fact that the northernmost counties were exempt from the tax as they were
expected to defend the country from the Scots
Events:
April 1489- The Earl of Northumberland was killed by rebels after he failed to persuade Henry to
remove the tax
May 1489- The rebels spread to York, however were put down by the Earl of Surrey. Sir John
Egremont, the leader of the rebels, fled to Flanders. Henry travelled north to pardon the rebels
Consequences:
- Henry did not collect any more of the subsidy
- Earl of Surrey was appointed Lieutenant of the North
1491-1499- Perkin Warbeck’s plot
Events:
1491- Warbeck announced that he was Richard, Duke of York- Edward IV’s son and arrived in Ireland
where he found support from the Yorkist merchant Sir Edward Brampton
1492- Having not gained the expected support in Ireland, Warbeck travelled to France where he was
welcomed by Charles VIII. However, Henry attempted to invade France and the Treaty of Etaples was
signed, ending Charles’ support of Warbeck
1493- Warbeck then travelled to Margaret of Burgundy’s court where he gained support. However,
Henry introduced a trade embargo and Margaret was pressurised by the merchants to end support
for Warbeck. This succeeded and Warbeck was forced to leave Burgundy
1494- Warbeck travelled to the Holy Roman Empire and gained support from Maximilian, who
resented the Treaty of Etaples. He gave Warbeck the basic equipment he needed to invade England
1495- Warbeck and his supporters attempted to launch an invasion through Kent, however were
quickly defeated by Henry. Many English nobles, most importantly Sir William Stanley, began to
express some support towards Warbeck. After the failed invasion, Warbeck travelled to Ireland
however did not gain support and left soon after
1496- Warbeck is welcomed by King James IV in Scotland and Henry began preparing for a full-scale
invasion. James offered his cousin, Lady Catherine, in marriage to Warbeck and a pension of £1200
1497- Treaty at Ayton seals peace between James and Henry and Warbeck leaves Scotland for
Ireland. Once again, he fails to gather Irish support. Warbeck attempts to launch a rebellion in
Cornwall and Devon however it is quickly bought under control by local nobles. Warbeck fled to
sanctuary in Beaulieu Abbey however gives himself up after a few weeks
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