rebellion of low politics, Henry was worried that anger within the region could be harnessed by those with Yorkist sympathies. His fears seemed further compounded by the involvement of Sir John Egremont, and ex retained of Richard III and a staunch Yorkist supporter. Fearful of the development of a factional rebellion Henry quickly sent troops to the north, and was able to rally 18 peers in defence of the crown (this was extremely encouraging for Henry, as he had only been able to get 6 to fight for him at Stoke). The rebels dispersed and Thomas Howard was given responsibility for up”. As a “mopping result of his actions, Thomas Howard was made Lord Lieutenant of the North after this. Overall outcome Although the rebels were defeated, no more of the tax was collected Interesting points -Like the Cornish rebellion, the Yorkshire Rebellion was more successful than may first appear. -Henry responds quickly to the Yorkshire Rising as he is fearful of Yorkist involvement. His response to the Cornish is however much slower as he is not worried of Yorkist involvement, something which ultimately increases its threat levels. -It appears that Henry is becoming more popular amongst the nobility (as 18 fight for him) however the refusal of many to stop the Cornish rebels on their march to London suggests otherwise. It seems likely that nobles were keen to fight with Henry in 1489 as it was clear the rebels could not win, and was thus a good way of demonstrating loyalty to the new king. Cornish Rebellion Causes Taxation/ Regionalism/ Socio Economic + political factors Henry VII needed money to deal with Warbeck in the aftermath of his attempted invasion from Scotland in 1496. He was granted a subsidy of £120000 from parliament (Prior to this only once had more than £31000 ever been collected). The people of did not see the events going on in the north as being relevant to them (largely due to their traditional isolation and detachment from the rest of ) and felt they had already contributed their fair share of men towards Henry’s army.
rebellion of low politics, Henry was worried that anger within the region could be harnessed by those with Yorkist sympathies. His fears seemed further compounded by the involvement of Sir John Egremont, and ex retained of Richard III and a staunch Yorkist supporter. Fearful of the development of a factional rebellion Henry quickly sent troops to the north, and was able to rally 18 peers in defence of the crown (this was extremely encouraging for Henry, as he had only been able to get 6 to fight for him at Stoke). The rebels dispersed and Thomas Howard was given responsibility for “mopping up”. As a result of his actions, Thomas Howard was made Lord Lieutenant of the North after this. Overall outcome Although the rebels were defeated, no more of the tax was collected Interesting points -Like the Cornish rebellion, the Yorkshire Rebellion was more successful than may first appear. -Henry responds quickly to the Yorkshire Rising as he is fearful of Yorkist involvement. His response to the Cornish is however much slower as he is not worried of Yorkist involvement, something which ultimately increases its threat levels. -It appears that Henry is becoming more popular amongst the nobility (as 18 fight for him) however the refusal of many to stop the Cornish rebels on their march to London suggests otherwise. It seems likely that nobles were keen to fight with Henry in 1489 as it was clear the rebels could not win, and was thus a good way of demonstrating loyalty to the new king. Cornish Rebellion Causes Taxation/ Regionalism/ Socio Economic + political factors Henry VII needed money to deal with Warbeck in the aftermath of his attempted invasion from Scotland in 1496. He was granted a subsidy of £120000 from parliament (Prior to this only once had more than £31000 ever been collected). The people of did not see the events going on in the north as being relevant to them (largely due to their traditional isolation and detachment from the rest of ) and felt they had already contributed their fair share of men towards Henry’s army.
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