1485-1509: Henry VII
1400-1500: Cloth exports to Hanseatic League increased 5x.
1485: new coins introduced: Shilling had portrait of king, propaganda.
1485-1488: Henry began his reign with 7 ships but allowed the number to fall to five by 1488 where it
remained throughout his reign.
April 1486: Lovell Rebellion during Henry VII's Northern Progression at Lincoln. Lovell attempts to raise an
uprising in North Yorkshire. Thomas and Humphrey Stafford try to raise a rebellion in the Midlands. Rules of
sanctuary are altered as the Staffords try to claim it. Lovell flees to Flanders. Humphrey Stafford is executed,
while Thomas Stafford is pardoned.
1487: Lambert Simnel presented himself as the Earl of Warwick, who was imprisoned in the Tower of London,
supported by Margaret of Burgundy.
April 1487: Simnel sailed for Ireland with 2000 mercenaries.
24th May 1487: Lambert Simnel crowned as King Edward VI in Dublin, Ireland.
16th June 1487: Battle of Stoke. The forces of Henry VII, led by the Earl of Oxford, confronted John de la Pole,
who supported Simnel and commanded 8,000 men. 4,000 of de la Pole's men perished. John de la Pole himself
was killed in the battle.
1488-89: legislation to tackle enclosure never enforced. Increase in enclosure, decline of open field farming.
1489: Yorkshire rebellion. Caused by Parliament voting for £100,000 in taxes for the war with Brittany and
poor harvests in Yorkshire, leading to economic difficulties. Quickly suppressed by the Earl of Surrey.
1491: Perkin Warbeck lands in Ireland, seeking support. However, Kildare does not provide the expected
assistance.
1492: Warbeck welcomed by Charles VIII of France but expelled after the Treaty of Etaples.
1493: Warbeck finds refuge in Burgundy, welcomed by Margaret and Philip.
July 1495: After a failed invasion, Warbeck arrives in Scotland and is welcomed by James IV. Warbeck
eventually marries James’ cousin, Catherine Gordon.
September 1496: A small Scottish force led by Warbeck crosses the border but retreats due to the threat of
insufficient support and Henry’s army.
Treaty of Ayton 1497: Forces led by James IV force Warbeck out of Scotland..
September 12th 1497: Warbeck arrives at Lands End with 120 men, attempting to exploit the Cornish rebellion
and gather support. However, he is crushed by Daubeney’s army in Exeter, and he surrenders.
1499: Warbeck and the Earl of Warwick conspire to escape.
23rd November 1499: Perkin Warbeck is hanged, marking the end of his pretender claim as Richard, Edward’s
younger son.
January 1497: Cornish Rebellion due to Parliament voting for £120,000 in taxes for war with James IV and
Warbeck. 15,000 rebels marched to London, were stopped outside Exeter.
1400-1500: Cloth exports to Hanseatic League increased 5x.
1485: new coins introduced: Shilling had portrait of king, propaganda.
1485-1488: Henry began his reign with 7 ships but allowed the number to fall to five by 1488 where it
remained throughout his reign.
April 1486: Lovell Rebellion during Henry VII's Northern Progression at Lincoln. Lovell attempts to raise an
uprising in North Yorkshire. Thomas and Humphrey Stafford try to raise a rebellion in the Midlands. Rules of
sanctuary are altered as the Staffords try to claim it. Lovell flees to Flanders. Humphrey Stafford is executed,
while Thomas Stafford is pardoned.
1487: Lambert Simnel presented himself as the Earl of Warwick, who was imprisoned in the Tower of London,
supported by Margaret of Burgundy.
April 1487: Simnel sailed for Ireland with 2000 mercenaries.
24th May 1487: Lambert Simnel crowned as King Edward VI in Dublin, Ireland.
16th June 1487: Battle of Stoke. The forces of Henry VII, led by the Earl of Oxford, confronted John de la Pole,
who supported Simnel and commanded 8,000 men. 4,000 of de la Pole's men perished. John de la Pole himself
was killed in the battle.
1488-89: legislation to tackle enclosure never enforced. Increase in enclosure, decline of open field farming.
1489: Yorkshire rebellion. Caused by Parliament voting for £100,000 in taxes for the war with Brittany and
poor harvests in Yorkshire, leading to economic difficulties. Quickly suppressed by the Earl of Surrey.
1491: Perkin Warbeck lands in Ireland, seeking support. However, Kildare does not provide the expected
assistance.
1492: Warbeck welcomed by Charles VIII of France but expelled after the Treaty of Etaples.
1493: Warbeck finds refuge in Burgundy, welcomed by Margaret and Philip.
July 1495: After a failed invasion, Warbeck arrives in Scotland and is welcomed by James IV. Warbeck
eventually marries James’ cousin, Catherine Gordon.
September 1496: A small Scottish force led by Warbeck crosses the border but retreats due to the threat of
insufficient support and Henry’s army.
Treaty of Ayton 1497: Forces led by James IV force Warbeck out of Scotland..
September 12th 1497: Warbeck arrives at Lands End with 120 men, attempting to exploit the Cornish rebellion
and gather support. However, he is crushed by Daubeney’s army in Exeter, and he surrenders.
1499: Warbeck and the Earl of Warwick conspire to escape.
23rd November 1499: Perkin Warbeck is hanged, marking the end of his pretender claim as Richard, Edward’s
younger son.
January 1497: Cornish Rebellion due to Parliament voting for £120,000 in taxes for war with James IV and
Warbeck. 15,000 rebels marched to London, were stopped outside Exeter.
