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Rebellion and Disorder against the Tudors- Henry VII

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who led the Simnel rising against Henry VII in 1486?

a)

Edmund de la Pole Duke of Suffolk

b)

John de la Pole Earl of Lincoln

c)

John de Vere Earl of Oxford

d)

Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk

2.

Who crowned Simnel in Dublin Castle, Ireland?

a)

The Earl of Desmond

b)

The Earl of Tyrone

c)

The Earl of Kildare

d)

The Earl of Cork

3.

How many mercenaries did Margaret of Burgundy supply for the Battle of Stoke?

a)

1000

b)

1500

c)

2000

d)

2500

4.

Why did Henry VII take a risk in dealing with Stafford in 1485?

a)

He violated Sanctuary

b)

He was outnumbered

c)

He had not won the support of nobility

d)

Stafford had powerful allies

5.

Where did Warbeck land in 1495 leading to a battle killing 150 of his men?

a)

Lands End Cornwall

b)

Humberside, Yorkshire

c)

Southend, Essex

d)

Deal, Kent

6.

How did Henry VII neutralise support of King James IV for Warbeck?

a)

Treaty of Etaples

b)

Treaty of Ayton

c)

Treaty of Antwerp

d)

Treaty of Edinburgh

7.

Who fought with Henry VII at the Battle of Stoke? (Choose all correct)

a)

John de Vere Earl of Oxford

b)

Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk

c)

George Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury

d)

Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk

8.

How many Acts of Attainder did Henry VII use during his Reign?

a)

Around 30

b)

Around 80

c)

Around 130

d)

Around 180

9.

What did Henry VII use as propaganda to symbolise the end of the civil conflict between Lancaster and York?

(a)  

10.

Why was Henry VII lucky in 1485 when Viscount Lovel gathered forces near Pontefract?

a)

Lovel's men abandoned him

b)

Lovel's men got sweating sickness

c)

Lovel's men accepted a pardon

d)

Henry was in the North

11.

Who was Pope in 1486 and issued a Papal Bull condemning traitors?

a)

Pious VIII

b)

Alexander VIII

c)

Innocent VIII

d)

Sixtus VIII

12.

Name one supporter of Lovel and Stafford issued with bonds and recognaissances after the rebellion.

(a)  

13.

Name one rebel who accepted a pardon from Henry VII before Battle of Stoke and was forgiven

a)

Thomas Broughton

b)

John de la Pole

c)

Edmund de la Pole

d)

Lord Scrope

14.

How many Irish kerns had been provided by Earl of Kildare and Irish nobility?

a)

2000

b)

6000

c)

8000

d)

4500

15.

Which powerful European leader supported Simnel alongside Margaret of Burgundy

a)

Maximillian II

b)

Charles V

c)

Ferdinand II

d)

Charles II

16.

How many supporters of Lincoln were attainted after Stoke?

a)

10

b)

18

c)

20

d)

28

17.

How much money did Henry VII ask Parliament permission to raise in taxes prior to the Yorkshire rebellion?

a)

£300,000

b)

£100,000

c)

£30,000

d)

£10,000

18.

What was the name of the Earl of Northumberland killed by rebels during the tax rebellion of 1489?

(a)  

19.

Who led troops to defeat the Yorkshire rebels in 1489?

a)

The Duke of Norfolk

b)

The Earl of Surrey

c)

The Duke of York

d)

The Earl of Sussex

20.

How much of the tax did Henry successfully collect in Yorkshire?

a)

£17,000

b)

£27,000

c)

£37,000

d)

£47,000

21.

How did Henry VII increase control of the North after the Yorkshire rebellion

a)

Established the Council of the North

b)

Attainted all nobles involved

c)

Used bonds and recognaissances on all nobles involved

d)

Executed hundreds of men in every village

22.

How many men were executed compared to pardons in Yorkshire?

a)

1 executed and 100 pardoned

b)

10 executed and 1000 pardoned

c)

6 executed and 1500 pardoned

d)

16 executed and 150 pardoned

23.

Which of the following led the Cornish rebellion 1497? (Tick all relevant)

a)

Michael an Gof- Blacksmith

b)

Nicholas Melton- Cobbler

c)

Thomas Flamank-Lawyer

d)

Robert Kett-Yeoman

24.

Why did the Cornish rebels choose to march to Blackheath rather than straight to London?

(a)  

25.

How many men did Henry VII raise to defeat Cornish rebellion?

a)

8,000

b)

10,000

c)

12,000

d)

15,000

26.

Who did Henry VII have executed for their support of Perkin Warbeck? (Choose all relevant)

a)

William Stanley

b)

Lord Scrope

c)

Lord Audley

d)

Lord Fitzwalter

27.

Who gave Warbeck a pension of £1200 a year?

a)

Margaret of Burgundy

b)

Holy Roman Emperor Maximillian II

c)

James IV of Scotland

d)

Charles VIII of France

28.

How did Henry find out about his Chamberlain, William Stanley's betrayal in Warbeck rising?

a)

He was informed by Thomas Howard

b)

He was informed by James IV of Scotland

c)

He was informed by John Morton of his spy network

d)

He was informed by his wife Elizabeth of York