OCR A-level History: the Tudors

Truce with France

1485

Henry VII comes to the throne

Aug 22, 1485

Henry VII marries Elizabeth of York

1486

Lovell's rebellion

1486

the viscount who was a supporter of Richard III following the battle of Bosworth flee to sanctuary in a church in Colchester in 1486 they emerge from sanctuary and form troops against Henry VII but are defeated Lovell himself flees to Flanders

Arthur, prince of Wales, is born

1486

Truce with Scotland

1486

Truce with the HRE

1487

Battle of Stoke

Jun 16, 1487

with the support of the earl of Kildare, John de la Pole and Margaret of Burgundy, the pretender Lambert Simnel heads into battle against Henry VII he is defeated. John de la Pole is killed.

Breton army defeated by the French

1488

this starts the Breton crisis

Treaty of Medina del Campo

1489

negotiated with Ferdinand of Aragon
shows that international leaders recognise Henry as the rightful King
organises the marriage between Arthur, Prince of Wales and Catherine of Aragon

Yorkshire rebellion

1489

after Henry uses parliament to raise $100,000 external revenue in his campaign to Brittany to defend it from Charles VIII of France, people in Yorkshire held a rebellion as they didn't see it as applicable to them as they're up north and therefore didn't want to pay

6000-8000 troops cross the channel to Brittany

1489

this is following Henry VII's raising of $100,000 from parliament in extraordinary revenue to fund the endeavour

Henry VII attempts to arrest Perkin Warbeck

1491

he does so in Ireland when Warbeck was under the protection of the Earl of Kildare Warbeck feels vulnerable and so flees to France

Treaty of Etaples

1492

Charles VIII and Henry VII make peace through the treaty bringing an end to Henry's troops in Brittany they agree that Charles will stop supporting pretenders and Henry will withdraw his troops from Brittany Henry VII is only mildly successful in defending England from foreign encirclement and stopping Charles VIII from taking Brittany. Charles still marries the Duke of Brittany's daughter and thus gets inheritance to the territory.

Trade embargo with Burgundy

1493

Burgundy was England's main trading partner for cloth but following worsening relations there was a trade embargo in this year due to Margaret of Burgundy

Sir William Stanley is executed

1495

after being Chief Gentlemen of Henry VII's privy chamber, Sir William Stanley is executed for treason after being discovered in supporting the pretender Perkin Warbeck.

Warbeck tries to land in Kent

1495

he doesn't get any support there so instead must travel to Scotland and get support from James IV

James IV invades England

1497

he does so on Warbeck's behalf Warbeck is horrified by the actions of the Scottish troops and so gave up. He flees to Ireland once again where he pretty much gives himself up. James and Henry form a truce.

Cornish rebellion

1497

in order to stop James IV from invading on behalf of Perkin Warbeck in the North from Scotland, Henry needed to raise external revenue. this led to a rebellion in Cornwall as they felt a battle so far away from them was not relevant and they should therefore not have to pay.

Perkin Warbeck and the Earl of Warwick are killed

1499

Perkin Warbeck had been at Henry's court from 1497 to 1499. After he decided to run away he was put in the tower of London with the Earl of Warwick. Whether this is true or not, it was said that the two were conspiring together and were both executed for treason. The Earl of Warwick had been in there from the age of 10 and was killed at just 19... :(

Arthur, Prince of Wales, dies

1502

on his honeymoon with his new wife, he catches a sickness and dies.

Elizabeth of York dies

Feb 11, 1503

henry VII's wife dies in childbirth

Margaret of Burgundy dies

Nov 23, 1503

Lord Bergavenny is fined

1506

after having to many retainers, Lord Burgavenny is fined $5 for every retainer the total sum came to $70,550... a lot of money now but especially then however Henry suspended the fine under the conditions that Bergavenny would adhere to the rules

Henry VII dies

Apr 21, 1509

RIP king