Date Event Significance
1485 Battle of Bosworth Henry kills Richard 3 in battle and becomes king as his
legitimate son Edward Prince of Wales died a year earlier
also backtracks the date of the battle so all his opponents
declared traitors.
1485 Simnel is trained to Margaret provides force of 2000 German mercenaries
imitate the Earl of travel to Ireland with Simnel- traditional Yorkist b
Warwick- John de la demonstrating the power of the Yorkists despite Henry’s cro
Pole flees to Henry ensured loyalty by rewarding his supporters well tho
burgundy he had to be wary they would not threaten his own power.
Financial control (up Increased control over Ireland as they could no longer p
to 1509) legislation without the permission of English Parliament
Jasper Tudor
becomes Duke of
Bedford and Thomas
Stanley Earl of
Derby, Thomas
Lovell made
Treasurer of
Household and
William Stanley
made Lord
Chamberlain, John
Morton made
Chancellor and
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Made Commons and
lords swear oath of
loyalty against
recruiting illegally
Peerage number 55
Poynings Laws
1486 Marries Elizabeth of Male heir signifies unity between Lancastrians and Yorkists
York Ricardian support generally strong in these areas
Birth of Arthur Took back all crown lands to increase wealth of crown
Progress to Midlands nobility had limited power and prevented them from recrui
and North men illegally.
Abortive rising of Rumours that Earl of Warwick had escaped and was plannin
Francis Lovell and rebel at Channel islands: Earl of lincoln men caught smugg
the Staffords gold out of the country, Lovell/Staffords in Colchestor a
Act of Resumption escaping Bttle of Britain. Left to raise rebellion in Midla
Staffords fail and flee but Henry suppresses and execu
, Stafford- Lovell to Yorkshire but fails to raise rebellion so fl
to Burgundy.
1487 Invasion from Dublin Percy Earl of Northumberland does nothing to stop ar
launched as Simnel worrying for Henry
crowned king 8th May- Kenilworth castle made base for attack and result
Battle of Stoke end of war of roses
Earl of Surrey Simnel has army of 2000 German mercenaries but Irish a
rehabilitated from easily defeated due to poor supplies.
Tower of London De La Pole at Feb Council discussing rebel plot
Parades real Earl of Orders for coasts to be guarded, gathered men and supplie
Warwick he moved Northward.
28 Acts of Attainder Guilty without trial and land seized (but could be reversed
passed in 2nd good behaviour)
Parliament Legal court given more power to deal with nobility exerci
Court of Star their own power too much.
Chamber and
greater authority for
local dealing of
disorder
1489 Birth of Margaret Henry recognized as legitimate king of England by for
Treaty of Medina del endorsement
Campo
Attempt to pass Act
of Parliament to Related to Kett’s Rebellion
regulate enclosures
1491 Birth of Henry 8 Second male heir so can continue royal lineage in case Ar
Warbeck makes dies
claim in Ireland to
being Richard Duke
of York
1492 Charles 3 is king of Became a foreign ally of rebellion
France
Warbeck in France
till November
1494 Warbeck in Agents caught arriving from Burgundy to raise support
-5 Burgundy and Holy Warbeck
Roman Empire
1495 Sir William Stanley Shows no nobles are to be trusted as Stanley deciding facto
tried and executed Battle of Bosworth
Attempt to land in 300 soldiers captured as English forces abandoned uprising
Kent for invasion- Henry’s strong network of spies meant he was prepared
flees to Ireland then Warbeck.
Scotland Stopped Warbeck’s momentum by barring Exeter: s
, resources to Earl of Devon to drive Warbeck back to Taunton
Edward Courtnay had power in South West region.
24 men attained in Parliaments Act
1496 Birth of Mary
Warbeck and James
4 invade England
1497 King raises army to Warbeck fails to appeal to the Irish demonstrating lack of thr
fight Warbeck Rebels numbered 15000 (around 1000 killed) but Warb
Tax revolts in landed too late to have gained support from them. His Scot
cornwall army dwindled from 1400 to 300 and though he gained 30
Lack of of Irish and 8000 men, they were not part of the gentry/nobility.
Scottish intervention
so Warbeck lands in
Cornwall in
September but is
captured
1498 Warbeck trapped with End to rebellion which was more credible than Simnel
Earl of Warwick account of the imitated persons)
1499 Warbeck executed
(November)
Warwick executed
(December)
1500 Henry sets up second
Observant House in
Greenwich as his reign
ended there were 5
1503 Margaret marries James
4 of Scotland
Lady Chapel
construction begins
1504 Retaining for any
purposes other than
household chores made
illegal
1509 Henry 8 marries Unites Spanish and English families
Catherine of Aragon Tudor lineage via Henry 8 (Tudor rose propaganda)
Henry 7 dies
Peerage 42
1517 Sir Thomas Wolsey Related to Kett’s rebellion
issued a comission
to investigate illegal
enclosures
1518 Final pregnancy of Male heir had died and suffered miscarriages/stillborn ba
1485 Battle of Bosworth Henry kills Richard 3 in battle and becomes king as his
legitimate son Edward Prince of Wales died a year earlier
also backtracks the date of the battle so all his opponents
declared traitors.
1485 Simnel is trained to Margaret provides force of 2000 German mercenaries
imitate the Earl of travel to Ireland with Simnel- traditional Yorkist b
Warwick- John de la demonstrating the power of the Yorkists despite Henry’s cro
Pole flees to Henry ensured loyalty by rewarding his supporters well tho
burgundy he had to be wary they would not threaten his own power.
Financial control (up Increased control over Ireland as they could no longer p
to 1509) legislation without the permission of English Parliament
Jasper Tudor
becomes Duke of
Bedford and Thomas
Stanley Earl of
Derby, Thomas
Lovell made
Treasurer of
Household and
William Stanley
made Lord
Chamberlain, John
Morton made
Chancellor and
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Made Commons and
lords swear oath of
loyalty against
recruiting illegally
Peerage number 55
Poynings Laws
1486 Marries Elizabeth of Male heir signifies unity between Lancastrians and Yorkists
York Ricardian support generally strong in these areas
Birth of Arthur Took back all crown lands to increase wealth of crown
Progress to Midlands nobility had limited power and prevented them from recrui
and North men illegally.
Abortive rising of Rumours that Earl of Warwick had escaped and was plannin
Francis Lovell and rebel at Channel islands: Earl of lincoln men caught smugg
the Staffords gold out of the country, Lovell/Staffords in Colchestor a
Act of Resumption escaping Bttle of Britain. Left to raise rebellion in Midla
Staffords fail and flee but Henry suppresses and execu
, Stafford- Lovell to Yorkshire but fails to raise rebellion so fl
to Burgundy.
1487 Invasion from Dublin Percy Earl of Northumberland does nothing to stop ar
launched as Simnel worrying for Henry
crowned king 8th May- Kenilworth castle made base for attack and result
Battle of Stoke end of war of roses
Earl of Surrey Simnel has army of 2000 German mercenaries but Irish a
rehabilitated from easily defeated due to poor supplies.
Tower of London De La Pole at Feb Council discussing rebel plot
Parades real Earl of Orders for coasts to be guarded, gathered men and supplie
Warwick he moved Northward.
28 Acts of Attainder Guilty without trial and land seized (but could be reversed
passed in 2nd good behaviour)
Parliament Legal court given more power to deal with nobility exerci
Court of Star their own power too much.
Chamber and
greater authority for
local dealing of
disorder
1489 Birth of Margaret Henry recognized as legitimate king of England by for
Treaty of Medina del endorsement
Campo
Attempt to pass Act
of Parliament to Related to Kett’s Rebellion
regulate enclosures
1491 Birth of Henry 8 Second male heir so can continue royal lineage in case Ar
Warbeck makes dies
claim in Ireland to
being Richard Duke
of York
1492 Charles 3 is king of Became a foreign ally of rebellion
France
Warbeck in France
till November
1494 Warbeck in Agents caught arriving from Burgundy to raise support
-5 Burgundy and Holy Warbeck
Roman Empire
1495 Sir William Stanley Shows no nobles are to be trusted as Stanley deciding facto
tried and executed Battle of Bosworth
Attempt to land in 300 soldiers captured as English forces abandoned uprising
Kent for invasion- Henry’s strong network of spies meant he was prepared
flees to Ireland then Warbeck.
Scotland Stopped Warbeck’s momentum by barring Exeter: s
, resources to Earl of Devon to drive Warbeck back to Taunton
Edward Courtnay had power in South West region.
24 men attained in Parliaments Act
1496 Birth of Mary
Warbeck and James
4 invade England
1497 King raises army to Warbeck fails to appeal to the Irish demonstrating lack of thr
fight Warbeck Rebels numbered 15000 (around 1000 killed) but Warb
Tax revolts in landed too late to have gained support from them. His Scot
cornwall army dwindled from 1400 to 300 and though he gained 30
Lack of of Irish and 8000 men, they were not part of the gentry/nobility.
Scottish intervention
so Warbeck lands in
Cornwall in
September but is
captured
1498 Warbeck trapped with End to rebellion which was more credible than Simnel
Earl of Warwick account of the imitated persons)
1499 Warbeck executed
(November)
Warwick executed
(December)
1500 Henry sets up second
Observant House in
Greenwich as his reign
ended there were 5
1503 Margaret marries James
4 of Scotland
Lady Chapel
construction begins
1504 Retaining for any
purposes other than
household chores made
illegal
1509 Henry 8 marries Unites Spanish and English families
Catherine of Aragon Tudor lineage via Henry 8 (Tudor rose propaganda)
Henry 7 dies
Peerage 42
1517 Sir Thomas Wolsey Related to Kett’s rebellion
issued a comission
to investigate illegal
enclosures
1518 Final pregnancy of Male heir had died and suffered miscarriages/stillborn ba
