Warbeck

Where did Warbeck arrive in 1491 ?

Ireland

Who did he have help with ?

Charles VIII and Marg of Burg

Why was situations worse due to foreign involvement?

relations with France and Scotland tense - could use warbeck to attack henry’s position

Who did warbeck claim to be ?

Richard , Duke of York - Princes in the tower - supposedly dead

Why was this claim harder for Henry ?

richard of York was dead - couldn’t parade

Warbeck didn’t have large scale supor tin Ireland , where else did he gain support?

French court - joined by 100 Yorkist supporters

What treaty was signed and when between England and France that displaced warbeck ?

Treaty of Etaples 1492

Where did Warbeck have to move ?

to Flanders with Margaret

What did Henry do in response to Margret of burgundy’s support for Warbeck?

broke off cloth trade

Why was the trade embargo with Burgundy so concerning?

• trade in cloth was most important for England - Antwerp most important centre of trade in Europe

• Burgundian- English relations important for england’s economy

Who else did Warbeck gain support from ?

• HRE Maximilian - recognised him as Richard IV

Why was Henry unconcerned by European intervention >

• HRE lacked money to fund an invasion

• France more concerned with Italy

How did Henry respond to the knowledge of the conspiracy ?

• passed server attainders against those plotting

Who was the most notable person to have an attainder issued?

Sir William Stanley - leading courtier and Chamberlain in Henry’s household - helped at Bosworth

Where did Warbeck land in 1495?

Deal

Were the rebels crushed by Henry ?

yes - local militia defeated easily

Where did Warbeck flee next ?

Ireland - failed to capture Waterford

How was Warbeck revised in Scotland ?

well - married James IV’s cousin

How many troops did James IV supply warbeck?

1500 to invade northern counties of England

True of False - Warbeck succeeded in invading the North

False - little support in the North for him - turned back to Scotland

Why did James IV abandon Warbeck ?

favoured marriage to Henry’s daughter Margaret

Warbeck returns to Ireland in 1497 - no support , where does he go next?

To Cornwall - attempt to capitalise off the rebellion

What two cities drive Warbeck out ?

exeter and Taunton

Warbeck gave himself up , what did Henry do in response ?

• Henry couldn't sentence him with treason because he was foreign

• allowed him to remain in court

When did he try to run away ?

1498

Where did Henry send Warbeck?

To the Tower

Who was Warbeck plotting with in the tower?

Earl of Warwick

What was the result of their plotting ?

both executed