The Yorkshire Rebellion
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The Yorkshire Rebellion
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Aims
• To understand what caused the Yorkshire rebellion
• To examine the attitudes of those involved
• To consider how threatening this rebellion was compared to those of the pretenders.
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Causes
• In 1489 Henry decided to assist Brittany in its efforts to maintain it’s independence from France.
• The reason for this was that if successful Brittany would owe England for the continuation of it’s independence and would therefore be England’s ally and would act as a foothold in France.
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• In 1489 Parliament voted that Henry could spend £100,000 on his quest to support Brittany.
• However, this had to be raised through taxation.
• This tax was like an early form of income tax and unlike previous taxes could only be paid using cash.
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So why did this spark rebellion in Yorkshire?
• Yorkist regime had only just been overthrown• Yorkshire had been badly hit by a poor harvest
and this tax was the final straw for many who were already struggling.
• Other northern counties were exempted from the tax because they were expected to finance the defence against the Scots…..Yorkshire did not see why they were different.
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What are the attitudes of these three groups involved in this rebellion?
Henry VII
Henry Percy
The Yorkshire Folk
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So what happened I hear you cry?!I must not
appear weak
This money is necessary to insure us for the future!
I support the tax
My county is about to
rebel
I must maintain a
positive relationship with Henry
We need help after
poor harvests
Why should we pay
when other counties
don’t!
Where’s Brittany dear?
Henry is a murderer
and a usurper
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So what actually happened….• Henry Percy returned to Yorkshire with nothing and
was rewarded by being murdered most probably by the leader of the rebels Sir John Egremont.
• A rebel force was amassed but was defeated by a royal army outside York.
• The Earl of Surrey was sent to Yorkshire and put down the rebellion. Egremont fled to Flanders.
• The Earl of Surrey stayed in the North to act as lieutenant following Percy’s death as he left behind only a minor.
• Henry travelled North and gave out some pardons and although he face no further issues he failed to collect the full tax.
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Henry VII
• Lambert Simnel• Perkin Warbeck• Yorkshire rebellion• Cornish rebellion
• To what extent did these rebellions threaten authority?