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Battle of bosworth

22nd August 1485

Henry VIIs coronation

30th October 1485

Henry VIIs first parliament

7th November 1485

Henry VIIs marriage

18th January 1486

Why was Henry’s claim to the throne weak

Claim through female line

The Beaufort line was illegitimate(Katherine swynford and John of gaunt)

How did Henry claim the throne initially which led to his acceptance as ruler

He was victorious over Richard III at the battle of bosworth

When did Henry date his reign from and why

21st August 1485

So anyone who fought with Richard III would be a traitor

Who was Henry’s chamberlain of the household

Sir William Stanley

Who was chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster

Sir Reginald bray

Prince Arthur birth date

20th September 1486

Arthur’s death date

2nd April 1502

What was the birth of prince Arthur important for in terms of the country as a whole

Symbolized the union of the houses of Lancaster and York after the wars of the roses

Who were the two main characters in the Lovell Stafford uprising of 1486

Francis viscount Lovell and Humphrey Stafford

What two areas did Stafford and Lovell try to gain support from which were prominent yorkist areas

North riding of Yorkshire and the midlands

What was the outcome of Humphrey Stafford

He was captured and executed by henry’s forces

Why was the Lovell Stafford rebellion promising for Henry vii

It gained little support for an uprising in traditional yorkist areas

Who was lambert Simnel initially impersonating under the influence of Richard symonds

Richard, the younger prince in the tower

Which earl was lambert simnel impersonating who Henry had locked up in the Tower of London

Earl of Warwick

What was John de la poles title and claim to the throne

Richard III’s nephew and the earl of Lincoln

Who was simnel’s mentor

Richard symonds

Who paid for the mercenaries for the simnel plot

Margaret of burgundy

When was the battle of stoke field

16th June 1487

Which earl led henry’s army at the battle of bosworth

Earl of Oxford

Who did Perkin warbeck impersonate

Richard Duke of York

Whose court was warbeck in from 1491-1495

Charles viiii

When did warbeck try to invade England and whose courts did he flee to

1495 and James iv

Who was the traitor in England who conspired with Perkin warbeck and when were they killed

Sir William Stanley in February 1495

When did a small Scottish force cross the border on warbecks behalf

1496

Why did James iv stop helping warbeck

Because Henry VII promised marriage to his eldest daughter Margaret

When and where was warbecks last stand

1497 in the Cornish rebellion

When was warbeck executed and who was he executed alongside

November 1499 alongside the earl of Warwick

Why was the earl of Warwick imprisoned

Because he was a yorkist claimant to the throne

How many parliaments did Henry have in his reign

7

Which earl did Henry release to control the north on his behalf

The earl of Suffolk