AQA A Level History Tudors- Henry VII
1486 and 1489 Navigation Acts - ANS Aimed to encourage English shipping by trying to
ensure that only English ships could carry certain products to and from English ports.
Limited as foreign vessels continued to transport a certain proportion of English exports.
This endangered future trade with the Hanse merchants.
\1486 Lovell and Staffords Rebellion - ANS Tried to rise up against Henry VII but there
was little support for an uprising in the Yorkist heartlands, so the rebellion was easily
suppressed. Lovell fled to the Court of Margaret of Burgundy, Humphrey Stafford was
executed and Thomas Stafford was pardoned.
\1486-1487 Lambert Simnel and Earl of Lincoln - ANS Pretended to be the Earl of Warwick
and was crowned King of England in Ireland in 1486. Henry VII exhibited the real Earl of
Warwick in London. Simnel's mercenaries (from Margaret of Burgundy) were defeated by
Henry VII at the battle of Stoke in 1487. Lincoln was killed whilst Simnel became a kitchen
help in Court.
\1489 Act against Enclosure - ANS Act was passed against conversion to pasture and the
pulling down of houses out of fear that it would increase vagrancy and reduce grain
production, but the Act was not enforced. The terms of the act were motivated by a
desire to protect royal interests rather than local populations. Enclosure became more of
a problem under Elizabeth I.
\1489 Treaty of Medina del Campo - ANS Marriage of Arthur and Catherine agreed (occurs
in 1501) with £40,000 dowry- the size of this dowry caused complications. Spain would
not support English rebels and easier trading for Spanish and English merchants.
Support in war with France
\1489 Yorkshire Tax Revolt - ANS Triggered by Parliament's decision to raise £100,000 in
taxes for Henry VII's Brittany campaign as Yorkshire had previously been exempt from
taxes due to them having to fight off Scotland at the border. Rebellion easily crushed by
Henry VII's forces (led by Earl of Surrey). Henry VII issued many pardons but his tax
quota for the region was not fulfilled.
\1491-1499 Perkin Warbeck - ANS Pretender who sought attracted the help and patronage
of many European leaders, especially James IV in 1495. 1496 Scottish invasion with
Warbeck easily crushed. 1497 Treaty of Ayton meant James IV handed Warbeck over to
Henry VII.
\1492 Treaty of Etaples - ANS France would pay Henry VII £159,000 in exchange for the
withdrawal of Henry VII's troops from France.
\1495 John Cabot arrived in England from Italy to seek Henry VII's support for a voyage
across the Atlantic. - ANS Henry VII offered Cabot £50 but would commit more if the
voyage was successful. In 1497 Cabot claimed Newfoundland for England while looking
for Northwest Passage, but died on the return journey.
\1496 First use of a blast furnace seen in Sussex and Kent - ANS Used to melt mined ore
\1496 Intercursus Magnus - ANS Removed trade embargo in Burgundy.
1486 and 1489 Navigation Acts - ANS Aimed to encourage English shipping by trying to
ensure that only English ships could carry certain products to and from English ports.
Limited as foreign vessels continued to transport a certain proportion of English exports.
This endangered future trade with the Hanse merchants.
\1486 Lovell and Staffords Rebellion - ANS Tried to rise up against Henry VII but there
was little support for an uprising in the Yorkist heartlands, so the rebellion was easily
suppressed. Lovell fled to the Court of Margaret of Burgundy, Humphrey Stafford was
executed and Thomas Stafford was pardoned.
\1486-1487 Lambert Simnel and Earl of Lincoln - ANS Pretended to be the Earl of Warwick
and was crowned King of England in Ireland in 1486. Henry VII exhibited the real Earl of
Warwick in London. Simnel's mercenaries (from Margaret of Burgundy) were defeated by
Henry VII at the battle of Stoke in 1487. Lincoln was killed whilst Simnel became a kitchen
help in Court.
\1489 Act against Enclosure - ANS Act was passed against conversion to pasture and the
pulling down of houses out of fear that it would increase vagrancy and reduce grain
production, but the Act was not enforced. The terms of the act were motivated by a
desire to protect royal interests rather than local populations. Enclosure became more of
a problem under Elizabeth I.
\1489 Treaty of Medina del Campo - ANS Marriage of Arthur and Catherine agreed (occurs
in 1501) with £40,000 dowry- the size of this dowry caused complications. Spain would
not support English rebels and easier trading for Spanish and English merchants.
Support in war with France
\1489 Yorkshire Tax Revolt - ANS Triggered by Parliament's decision to raise £100,000 in
taxes for Henry VII's Brittany campaign as Yorkshire had previously been exempt from
taxes due to them having to fight off Scotland at the border. Rebellion easily crushed by
Henry VII's forces (led by Earl of Surrey). Henry VII issued many pardons but his tax
quota for the region was not fulfilled.
\1491-1499 Perkin Warbeck - ANS Pretender who sought attracted the help and patronage
of many European leaders, especially James IV in 1495. 1496 Scottish invasion with
Warbeck easily crushed. 1497 Treaty of Ayton meant James IV handed Warbeck over to
Henry VII.
\1492 Treaty of Etaples - ANS France would pay Henry VII £159,000 in exchange for the
withdrawal of Henry VII's troops from France.
\1495 John Cabot arrived in England from Italy to seek Henry VII's support for a voyage
across the Atlantic. - ANS Henry VII offered Cabot £50 but would commit more if the
voyage was successful. In 1497 Cabot claimed Newfoundland for England while looking
for Northwest Passage, but died on the return journey.
\1496 First use of a blast furnace seen in Sussex and Kent - ANS Used to melt mined ore
\1496 Intercursus Magnus - ANS Removed trade embargo in Burgundy.
