10.29 Stability and Instability after 1485

The Early Modern period begins and ends in

1485-1660

During this period, England has a much stronger monarchy, and there is ___ and a ___ participating in politics

prosperity, powerful middle class

Henry VII has a claim through these 2 things, along with support from the French

family, army

Henry needs to

keep the Yorks content and keep war from breaking out again

The irony of Parliament’s consent

Henry still has to summon them

Elizabeth of York is the sister to

the two boys Richard killed

Duke of York becomes the

title for the second in line

Henry does this to France

pays them back as soon as possible

He arrests

Edward Plantagenent, a 10 year old with a claim to the throne

2 major rebellions

a priest in York, and 1491-99

A priest in York starts a rebellion by

taking a child Lambert Simel and claiming he’s Edward V, then the younger child. Crushed at the Battle of Stoke Field, 1487

1491-99

Derkin Warbeck is 17, a silk merchant from the lowcountry who learns English from a merchant and goes to Ireland. Ireland is pro-York and thinks he’s king. He’s crowned in Dublin.

Derkin is

imprisoned and executed with Edward

Henry becomes

paranoid, cruel

The kingdom of Spain doesn’t exist until the 15th century, when

Isabella of Castille marries Ferdinand of Aragon. ‘Catholic monarchs.’

Arthur, Prince of Wales, marries Catherine of Aragon, but dies in 1502 at 16

Henry marries her

King James III, r.1460-88 of Scotland

The nobles rebel in 1488, and Prince James goes along with them

Battle of Sauchieburn, 1488

James III is killed. His son takes over, but fears being seen as a kinslayer and illegitimate, so Parliament clears him and says it was James’s fault

James IV marries

Margaret Tudor

Treaty of Etaples, 1492

Scotland apologizes for promoting the rebellions against Henry

Henry VIII, r.1509-1547, invades France, Scotland must help France because of the

Auld Alliance

Battle of Flodden, 1513

James is killed. The English decimate the Scots, and James is ironically killed in battle like his father