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Flashcards by SANDRA ZAK, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by SANDRA ZAK
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| Question | Answer |
| How did Henry VII become king? | By defeating Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth. |
| When did the Battle of Bosworth happen? | 22nd August 1485 |
| Who proclaimed Henry as King? | Lord Stanley (stepfather) |
| How did Henry consolidate his power? | ~ dated his reign from 21st August 1485 (day before the Battle of Bosworth) Eliminated threat from the Yorkist side ~ detained legitimate throne claimers ~ Coronation dated for 30th October before he meeting with parliament |
| More examples of Henry's consolidation of power | ~ Acts of Attainder against the Yorkists Received tonnage and poundage from the parliament ~ marriage to Elizabeth of York ~ Birth of Prince Arthur |
| What was the date of the first meeting with the parliament? | 7th November 1485 |
| Who were the legitimate throne claimers? | Elizabeth of York (not his wife) and the Earl of Warwick |
| What were the acts of attainder? | When a noble is declared a traitor his title was taken away, lost land or beheaded. Their heirs were disinherited. |
| What was the tonnage and poundage? | Right to raise revenue from imports and exports. |
| When did Henry marry Elizabeth of York? | January 1486 |
| When was Prince Arthur born? | September 1489 |
| Perkin Warbeck rebellion | ~ Warbeck impersonated one of the princes in the tower (Richard, Duke of York) ~ He was trained by Margaret of Burgundy ~ 1st try 1495 ~ Had support from Scotland-later gave in to Henry due to a marriage |
| Who was Margaret of Burgundy? | The sister of Edward IV and Richard III (killed by Henry VII in the Battle of Bosworth) |
| Viscount Lovell and the Stafford's (The Lovell rebellion) | ~ Rebellion that occurred in 1486 ~ Led by Francis, Viscount Lovell (Richard III supporter) and Humphrey Stafford ~ Attempted a rebellion which failed ~ Stafford tried to raise forces against Henry |
| The Simnel rebellion | ~ Lambert Simnel pretended to be the Earl of Warwick with help from the priest Richard Symonds ~ He was crowned as king Edward in Ireland (May 1487) ~ John de la Pole (Earl of Lincoln) helped to put everything together (potential claimant of the throne) |
| The Simnel rebellion after the failure | ~ After this plan failed, Simnel joined Lovell in Netherland and tried to persuade Margaret of Burgundy to help them, finance them, to be able to pay for a force of mercenaries |
| The Battle of Stoke Field 1487 | ~ Army made from mercenaries led by Earl of Lincoln ~ Henry had Yorkist advisors, he was not confident ~ Henrys army killed the Earl of Lincoln |
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