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  • LAMBERT SIMNEL REBELLION 1486-7
    • Involved key figures like John De La Pole, Francis Lovell, Lord Stafford and Margaret of Burgundy
      • De La Pole on the Royal Council! Met with the council in February 1487 to discuss the threat of Simnel and possible measures against it
    • 1) Lambert Simnel claims to be the Earl of Warwick
      • Rebels made a mistake - the Earl of Warwick was in the Tower of London!
        • Henry paraded him around the streets of London to prove that he had him
      • 10 year old son of a joiner from Oxford
    • 3) Support from 2,000 German Mercenaries, led by the experienced Martin Schwartz
    • 4) Sailed to Ireland (a Yorkist power base)
      • In Ireland, La Pole and Lovell met with Irish nobles, such as Gerald Fitzgerald - Earl of Kildare
    • 5) English and Irish crowned Simnel King n Dublin May 1487
    • 6) Rebel army arrived in the North in June 1487. Henry Percy - Earl of Northumberland did nothing to stop the rebels
      • Henry Percy, a local lord, was the first line of defence. Stayed neutral and didn't attack
    • 7) Despite his lack of experience of King, he acted quickly and decisively against the rebels
      • He ordered the coasts to be guarded
      • Once he had intelligence of where the rebels landed, he began to move North West, gathering supplies and numbers as he went
      • By 8th May, Henry arrived at Kenilworth Castle to wait for rebels. Then marched North for the BATTLE OF STOKE
        • THE BATTLE OF STOKE JUNE 1487
          • Considered to be the end of the War of the Roses
          • Considered one-sided. German good, but lack of them. Irish little experience or equipment
          • Martin Schwartz and John De La Pole KILLED
          • Lovell disappeared - never seen again
          • Simnel spared. Sent to work in the King's Kitchens and then worked as the King's Falconer
    • 2) De La Pole fled to Burgundy to visit Margaret (April 1487)  - Here, they gained money, power and troops
    • THE BATTLE OF STOKE JUNE 1487
      • Considered to be the end of the War of the Roses
      • Considered one-sided. German good, but lack of them. Irish little experience or equipment
      • Martin Schwartz and John De La Pole KILLED
      • Lovell disappeared - never seen again
      • Simnel spared. Sent to work in the King's Kitchens and then worked as the King's Falconer
    • Enabled Henry to secure his rightful position as King, anointed by God.
    • After this, Henry passed 28 ACTS OF ATTAINDER (declare someone guilty with no trial, could take estates and land) and the use of the COURT OF STAR CHAMBER (HEAR CASES)

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