threat of popular rebellions to henry vii

what catalysed the 1489 yorkshire rebellion?

• henry raised taxes, after the agreement of parliament (aimed to raise £100,000) to fund campaign to help brittany maintain independence from france

how did the changes to taxes encourage the 1489 yorkshire rebellion?

tax was unwelcome in yorkshire

1. resentment of henry being a lancastrian monarch raising taxes for a foreign war

2. couldn’t afford the tax

3. poor harvest

4. other counties exempt from the tax, had to self fund their defence of england from the scots

what happened in the 1489 yorkshire rebellion?

• april 1989 - armed rebellion formed by commoners and gentry

• people’s case argued before king by henry percy, earl of northumberland

• henry didn’t want to be seen as a weak leader and wanted to continue to support brittany so refused to listen to northumberland

• earl returned to the north empty handed and was murdered by local rebels

• henry sent an army to yorkshire, outnumbered and easily suppressed rebellion

which nobleman advocated for the 1489 northern rebellion?

henry percy, earl of northumberland

how many men did henry send to opposed the armed men of the yorkshire rebellion?

• 8000 men opposed the 2000 men of the rebellion

• vastly outnumbered, rebels were frightened and scattered quickly, not really a battle

what were the consequences of the 1489 yorkshire rebellion?

• john à chambre (rebel leader) was hung for treason

• sir john egremont (replacement leader) fled to the court of margaret of burgundy

• henry went north and personally issued pardons for those involved

• earl of surrey became lieutenant for the north, strengthening control of the region

• no more problems in the north, but failed to collect the region’s tax quota for the brittany campaign

what caused the 1497 cornish rebellion?

• against the policy of taxation that changed in january 1497 when parliament voted on a tax to finance the campaign against james iv and perkin warbeck

• cornish refused to contribute to a tax that was to pay for a campaign in the north, had no impact on cornwall

what happened as a part of the cornish rebellion?

• may 1497 - rebels left bodmin, cornwall and marched east

• gained lord audley, a noble to lead them

• june 16th - 15,000 reached blackheath on the outskirts of london, south of the thames

• the army sent north to fight james iv was recalled back to london where they easily beat the cornish rebels who were poorly coordinated. some rebels were taken prisoner, the leaders were put to death while most rebels were treated leniently

which noble led the 1497 cornish rebellion?

lord audley

which nobleman led the king’s army against the cornish rebels?

lord daubeney

how many rebels camped at blackhealth on the 16th june?

15,000

how many rebels were killed at the battle of blackheath?

1000

what were the consequences of the cornish rebellion 1497?

• rebellion showed weaknesses in henry’s authority

• rebels marched from bodmin to blackheath, in close proximity to london, completely unopposed

  • showed henry’s weak control of the southern countryside

• eased anglo-scottish tensions and made henry hesitant to enter and further foreign conflicts

• perkin warbeck attempted to capitalise on cornish resentment and launches a second attack after the rebellion ended

• henry’s troops easily suppressed this uprising and warbeck was captured