Henry VII - Quiz (unfinished)

In 1485 there were still a number of important Yorkists alive with a strong claim to the throne:
• The most direct male representative of the family was Richard III’s 10 year-old nephew, ❌ (the Earl of ❌). Henry removed this threat by sending him to the Tower of London. He lived there in relative comfort but without the freedom to come and go as he pleased.
• Richard III had named his heir as another nephew – ❌. He was the Earl of ❌ (the son of Richard’s sister Elizabeth). Henry considered both ❌ and his father (the Duke of Suffolk) as enemies but both pledged their loyalty which Henry accepted. Lincoln was invited to join the King’s council.

As Henry travelled north, ❌ and the ❌ brothers (Thomas and Humphrey) broke their sanctuary in Colchester. ❌ headed north in an attempt to waylay the King, while the ❌ travelled to ❌ in an attempt to start a rebellion. Henry carried on with his progress but sent soldiers to offer the choice of surrender and reconciliation or excommunication and death.

The Stafford brothers were arrested and sent to the Tower. Humphrey was ❌ but Thomas was ❌ and ❌.

The rebellion in Wales was led by the ❌. They were ❌ who wanted to kill Henry and seize Brecon castle. The rebellion however was put down by ❌, who had been knighted by Henry after the Battle of Bosworth.

The Yorkshire rebellion was provoked by ❌

When the Earl of Northumberland returned from attempting to negotiate with the King, he was murdered. The subsequent rebellion was led by ❌ and it was defeated just outside of ❌

The new Earl of Northumberland was a ❌ and so posed no opposition.

In 1497 Parliament had voted for another heavy tax. This was to finance an expedition ❌ to confront an expected invasion from ❌

In May the rebels set out from Bodmin and marched through the western counties. Their only leader of notes was the impoverished ❌ but by June they had reached Blackheath in London and numbered ❌ They were met by the King’s forces under the command of ❌. In the battle (or more accurately slaughter) ❌ rebels were quickly killed and the rest fled.

It was eventually decided that Simnel should impersonate ❌, due to fresh rumours about him.

Symonds took Simnel to ❌ as this had been a centre of Yorkist support. The current Lord Lieutenant was Lord Kildare and, he along with other leading Irish nobles, proclaimed Simnel as ❌. He was also supported by ❌ She sent money and 2000 soldiers to Ireland to support Simnel. These troops were led by Martin Schwartz. This support led to Simnel being crowned as Edward VI in Dublin in ❌

The army from Ireland landed on the ❌ in Lancashire. They began marching south, however they gained ❌ support than they expected. The King was prepared to confront the invasion and met the rebels outside Newark.

Symonds was ❌ Simnel was made a ❌ and was later promoted to be the King’s falconer as a reward for good service. Henry recognised he had merely been a pawn in the hands of ambitious men and as the real ringleaders were now dead, he could afford to show mercy.

In the autumn of ❌ Perkin Warbeck (a 17 year-old from Tournai in France) arrived in ❌. He claimed to be ❌ – the younger brother who was supposedly murdered in the Tower. While the men behind the plot seem to be of humble origins, there is much suggestion that ❌ & Margaret of Burgundy were also involved in the plot. At this time, ❌ was trying to force ❌ to become part of his kingdom and saw Warbeck as a useful pawn to put pressure on Henry.

Maximilian had his attention diverted away from Warbeck when ❌ invaded ❌ in 1494.

In July 1495 Warbeck attempted an invasion of England when he sailed from ❌ and attempted to land in Kent. His small force was easily dealt with by Henry’s forces because they knew beforehand that he would invade. Sir Robert Clifford was a royal agent among Warbeck’s supporters and also implicated ❌ in the plot. This was the man that had changed the course of the Battle of Bosworth and was one of Henry’s most trusted officials. His execution showed that Henry would spare no traitor, no matter how eminent.

The next place on Warbeck's journey was ❌ - however he was welcomed by ❌ who gave him shelter, money and a royal wife as he wished to stir up trouble in England,

Warbeck foolishly tried to flee again after Henry had allowed him to remain at court. He was recaptured and publicly humiliated. However, he was soon found to be plotting with the ❌ - this time Warbeck was ❌ and Warwick was ❌

Recap: Track the movement of Perkin Warbeck.
He first went to Ireland.
Then he went to ❌
Then he fled to ❌
Then he was backed by the ❌
He then sailed from the ❌ to invade.
He returned to ❌ again.
Then he went to ❌
Then he returned a final time to ❌
He then invaded England a final time.