Post by icbloodworth on Jun 30, 2013 19:14:24 GMT
Monarch involved: Henry VII
Causes/what happened: Faction Yorkist/Lancs Francis Lovell, a former Lord Chamberlain, and his Yorkist associates Humphrey and Thomas Stafford, plotted to raise troops in 1486 to kill the King as he progressed to the North of England.
Lovel a councillor for Richard III sought to overthrow Henry VIII. Henry VII used spies to follow Lovel and the Stafford brothers following their defeat at Bosworth. Lovel took sanctuary in Colchester Abbey and then escaped before raising troops at Middleham (Yorkshire) in a bid to overthrow Henry VII. Henry’s agents who continued to follow them tracked down the Staffords in Culham Church in Oxfordshire where they were arrested. Sir Richard Edgecombe and Sir William Tyler were specifically appointed by the King to apprehend Lovel. He escaped but was forced to leave the country after an abortive rising in Yorkshire.
Not dangerous; He failed and fled to Flanders. Part of the reason they failed was that they lacked support from their retainers.
consequences: Lovell returned to England to assist with a later rebellion led by Lambert SImnel. He fought at the Battle of Stoke and was never heard of again although his body was never found. The Stafford brothers were found guilty of treason and the judges declared that the rules of sanctuary did not apply in such cases. The Pope supported Henry VII and declared too that sanctuary could not be claimed by rebels against the King. The elder brother, Humphrey, was executed whilst the younger brother promised to behave and was set free.
Additionally, Sir John Coyers was suspected of supporting Lovell so he was stripped of his stewardship of Middleham and had to pay a £2000 bond. The Abbot of Abingdon had tried to give sanctuary to the Stafford brothers was also forced to pay a 3000 mark bond of allegiance.
Causes/what happened: Faction Yorkist/Lancs Francis Lovell, a former Lord Chamberlain, and his Yorkist associates Humphrey and Thomas Stafford, plotted to raise troops in 1486 to kill the King as he progressed to the North of England.
Lovel a councillor for Richard III sought to overthrow Henry VIII. Henry VII used spies to follow Lovel and the Stafford brothers following their defeat at Bosworth. Lovel took sanctuary in Colchester Abbey and then escaped before raising troops at Middleham (Yorkshire) in a bid to overthrow Henry VII. Henry’s agents who continued to follow them tracked down the Staffords in Culham Church in Oxfordshire where they were arrested. Sir Richard Edgecombe and Sir William Tyler were specifically appointed by the King to apprehend Lovel. He escaped but was forced to leave the country after an abortive rising in Yorkshire.
Not dangerous; He failed and fled to Flanders. Part of the reason they failed was that they lacked support from their retainers.
consequences: Lovell returned to England to assist with a later rebellion led by Lambert SImnel. He fought at the Battle of Stoke and was never heard of again although his body was never found. The Stafford brothers were found guilty of treason and the judges declared that the rules of sanctuary did not apply in such cases. The Pope supported Henry VII and declared too that sanctuary could not be claimed by rebels against the King. The elder brother, Humphrey, was executed whilst the younger brother promised to behave and was set free.
Additionally, Sir John Coyers was suspected of supporting Lovell so he was stripped of his stewardship of Middleham and had to pay a £2000 bond. The Abbot of Abingdon had tried to give sanctuary to the Stafford brothers was also forced to pay a 3000 mark bond of allegiance.