Post by craigsh on Jul 19, 2013 14:28:55 GMT
Cause: Taxation
Monarch: Henry VII
In 1489 Henry VII had made plans to assist the nation of Brittany (A nation in north east France, independent from France) his reasoning for the assistance of Brittany was to ensure that England had an alliance with France.
Parliament had voted Henry VII £100,000 for his plans of assistance although this had to be raised by taxation, and the taxation caused resentment from the people primarily because it was still an early form of income and other payments could be paid in cash. Of £100,000 requested only £27,000 was raised.
The taxation was least appreciated in Yorkshire, who were opposed to the Lancastrian monarchy on the throne, this resentment was the base for the war of the roses, which Henry VII helped win. Another cause of resentment was that Yorkshire had been through a bad harvest, and people thought that this was a tax too far. Another cause of angst was that some of the northern counties were exempt from the tax, as they were seen as needed to defend England from the Scots.
The Earl of Northumberland put the case of the people towards Henry VII, which put him in a different position, he wanted to assert his authority as he was so early into his reign as he feared he’d be seen as a weak ruler, he also saw the reason for the taxation- supporting Brittany and ensuring a positive future for England- as a positive and worth backing. Henry refused to listen to the Earl’s arguments and he returned to the North with nothing. The Northern people were angered and he was killed by those who were angered by the news, not out of other reasons.
Sir John Egremont led the Yorkist rebels, who were easily put down by the Earl of surrey, leaving Sir John to flee to Flanders. Henry in a conciliatory gesture travelled north and issued many pardons for those who were involved in the uprising. Henry VII faced no future problems from the north, although he failed to raise the quota for the Brittany campaign.
The rebellion proved troublesome, as it showed that Henry VII hadn’t assured his authority, because the public were able to murder an Earl who was on the King’s orders. It is also troublesome as the rebels got what they wanted, as Henry VII didn’t attempt to collect tax from Northumberland and Yorkshire, this also meant that he didn’t have enough raised for his campaign in Brittany.
Although it wasn’t troublesome because the rebellion wasn’t against Henry, it was against the tax raise, showing that people were loyal to him, but were angry with the additional tax. Henry was also easily able to put the rebellion down, showing that it wasn’t really a threat at all, it showed that he had the authority and power to easily put down a rebellion.
Monarch: Henry VII
In 1489 Henry VII had made plans to assist the nation of Brittany (A nation in north east France, independent from France) his reasoning for the assistance of Brittany was to ensure that England had an alliance with France.
Parliament had voted Henry VII £100,000 for his plans of assistance although this had to be raised by taxation, and the taxation caused resentment from the people primarily because it was still an early form of income and other payments could be paid in cash. Of £100,000 requested only £27,000 was raised.
The taxation was least appreciated in Yorkshire, who were opposed to the Lancastrian monarchy on the throne, this resentment was the base for the war of the roses, which Henry VII helped win. Another cause of resentment was that Yorkshire had been through a bad harvest, and people thought that this was a tax too far. Another cause of angst was that some of the northern counties were exempt from the tax, as they were seen as needed to defend England from the Scots.
The Earl of Northumberland put the case of the people towards Henry VII, which put him in a different position, he wanted to assert his authority as he was so early into his reign as he feared he’d be seen as a weak ruler, he also saw the reason for the taxation- supporting Brittany and ensuring a positive future for England- as a positive and worth backing. Henry refused to listen to the Earl’s arguments and he returned to the North with nothing. The Northern people were angered and he was killed by those who were angered by the news, not out of other reasons.
Sir John Egremont led the Yorkist rebels, who were easily put down by the Earl of surrey, leaving Sir John to flee to Flanders. Henry in a conciliatory gesture travelled north and issued many pardons for those who were involved in the uprising. Henry VII faced no future problems from the north, although he failed to raise the quota for the Brittany campaign.
The rebellion proved troublesome, as it showed that Henry VII hadn’t assured his authority, because the public were able to murder an Earl who was on the King’s orders. It is also troublesome as the rebels got what they wanted, as Henry VII didn’t attempt to collect tax from Northumberland and Yorkshire, this also meant that he didn’t have enough raised for his campaign in Brittany.
Although it wasn’t troublesome because the rebellion wasn’t against Henry, it was against the tax raise, showing that people were loyal to him, but were angry with the additional tax. Henry was also easily able to put the rebellion down, showing that it wasn’t really a threat at all, it showed that he had the authority and power to easily put down a rebellion.