Edexcel History A Level - Henry IV 100% Verified Answers

Owain Glyndwr - ANSWERSLeader or the welsh rebellion in Conwy Castle - ANSWERSWelsh castle sieged in 1401 - many taken as prisoners by Hotspur and Prince Henry Prince of Wales - ANSWERSHenry of Monmouth (Henry V) BUT Owain was claimed as this Hotspur - ANSWERSNickname of Henry Percy the king's unwillingness to settle a dispute between Owain Glyndwr and Lord Ruthin - ANSWERSImmediate cause of welsh rebellion Anglo-Welsh hostility - ANSWERS15th century relations 1400 - ANSWERSseizing and sacking of the town of Ruthin Scotland - ANSWERSHenry's location at the beginning of Welsh rebellion Aberystwyth - ANSWERScastle besieged by Owain's army Within a week - ANSWERSHow soon was Owain's army overwhelmed by troops 1401 - ANSWERSThose with welsh relations moved back to Wales from England to support the war Penal Laws - ANSWERSLaws imposed by parliament to stop welsh-Anglo trade to make the welsh vulnerable 1402 - ANSWERSCapture of Edmund Mortimer (who switches to support welsh rebels) Uncle (of heir) - ANSWERSEdmund Mortimer relations to throne April 1403 - ANSWERSPrince of Wales placed in charge of military command - hotspurs power significantly limited Hotspurs rebellion - ANSWERS1403 alliances - ANSWERSWelsh-scottish Welsh-french August 1405 - ANSWERSFrench fleet sails to join Owain's men and attacks various English garrisons and towns and Stalemate (and return to Wales) - ANSWERSResult of Franco-welsh army meeting Henry IV's army at Woodbury hill Big threat - ANSWERSLevel of threat of welsh rebellion to Henry IV Reasons for big threat - ANSWERS- Franco-welsh alliance - Welsh - Scottish alliance - Percy family involved - Hotspur rebellion - Mortimer family join rebels - English returned to welsh relatives - anti-HIV attitudes due to usurpation Guerrilla tactics - ANSWERSusing the location to the welsh benefit - using surprise attacks etc Impact of Mortimer joining rebels - ANSWERSAll Mortimer family on rebels side - had legitimate claim to the throne thay challenged Henry's usurpation Turning points - ANSWERSTripartite 1405 Glyndwr given a large support base (Percies + Mortimers etc) Glyndwr disappeared after stalemate Hotspur died at Shrewsbury 1403 French supported the welsh and formed alliance epiphany rising - ANSWERSnumber of diehard Ricardians planned a conspiracy to murder Henry IV 1400 - ANSWERSwhen was the epiphany rising outcome of plot - ANSWERSfailed, Richard died, rebels killed by London locals (shows henry's popularity there) reasons for the failure of epiphany rising - ANSWERSHenry forewarned not major - ANSWERSlevel of threat from epiphany rising Scrope's rebellion - ANSWERSarchbishop scrope + other clerical members in rebellion against king due to financial mismanagement of defences + the king's government members of Scrope's rebellion - ANSWERSarchbishop scrope Thomas mowbray earl of northumberland lord bardolf outcome fo Scrope's rebellion - ANSWERSput down quickly, scrope executed = HIGHLY CRITICSED AS SCROPE WAS A CLERGICAL MEMBER