Consolidation of Power

Name 5 ways in which Henry consolidated power

He dated his reign to the 21st of August, the day before the Battle of Bosworth, so anyone who denied Henry as king would be considered a traitor

He gave 11 knighthoods to his supporters

He detained the Earl of Warwick, how had a greater claim than Henry

He married Elizabeth of York, from the Yorkist line

Combined the emblems of the Yorkist and Lancastrian houses

When was the Simnol and Lincoln rebellion?

1486-1487

What was the cause of the early tudor rebellions?

Yorkist claims to the throne/argument over the legitimacy of Henry VII as King.

What happened during the Simnel and Lincoln rebellion?

Simnel was being passed off as the Earl of Warwick, who had been imprisoned by Henry, and was crowned King of Ireland in May 1487

In respnse, Henry exhibited the Earl of Warwick in London

Lincoln then fled to the court of Margaret Burgundy in May 1487

When was the Lovell and Stafford rebellion?

1486

What happened during the Lovell and Stafford rebellion?

Lovell tried to raise an army in the North Riding of Yorkshire

Stafford raised an army in the Midlands

Lovell managed to escape the King’s forces

Stafford was arrested and executed, and his son was pardoned by Henry

When did Perkin Warbeck’s campaign span?

1491-99