anyone know anything about the lovell rebillion in 1486?

Answer 1

The Lovell Rebellion of 1486, was led by Francis Lord Lovell who had been a staunch supporter of Richard III the King before Henry VII, it was Lovell who was supposed to stop Henry landing his army, a task at which he obviously failed. He also fought for Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in August 1485 where Richard was killed in battle and Henry claimed the crown of England. Following Henry's. Like many of the former Kings supporters Lovell was not, at first, attainted (made an outlaw), however in 1486 he did attempt to raise a rebellion in yorkshire, it was pretty unorganised an whilst it is claimed that they nearly captured the King, the rebellion was put down fairly easily.

Lovell eventually fled to Burgundy where he sought the help of Margaret of Burgundy and was later in the force that was defeated in the Battle of Stoke by the King himself in 1487. Lovell had tried to press the claims of Lambert Simnel a young man/ boy supposed to be the illegitimate son of Edward IV, but which history has labelled the pretender.

Answer 2

1. Lambert Simnel did not claim to be any illegitimate son of Edward IV, which would have given him no right to the throne anyway. He claimed to be Edward Earl of Warwick, a claim Henry VII easily disproved by producing the real one.
2. An interesting thing about Lovell is that after the battle of Stoke he disappeared! In 1708 workmen making alterations at his old place discovered a secret room with a skeleton inside seated at a table. Maybe he starved to death or had a heart attack while in hiding.
Richard III and his followers have the attraction of Jacobites, Cavaliers, Confederates, dinosaurs and Nazis - they were interesting losers.

Answer 3

Although this rebellion was a dismal failure it is significant for three reasons; as yet another example of resistance to the fledgling Tudor dynasty; an illustration of the king’s interest in and influence on the administration of his realm; and it was a landmark incident on the use of sanctuary.

Little is known of the episode but examination of the legal proceedings that followed the events provide a little more detail. Humphrey Stafford together with his younger brother, Thomas, and Richard III’s great friend, Francis Lovell, following their master’s defeat at Bosworth, left their sanctuary in Colchester. Lovell headed north whilst the brothers went to the west country where they planned to seize Worcester. Stafford established personal contact in the vicinity and sent messages to others. As an attainted man he was unlikely to attract support so he spread the story that Henry had pardoned him and produced forged documents to support his claim. Now, having established himself as the king’s ‘true liegeman’, his plans began to take shape and he spread rumours amongst his new adherents. Indictments record stories that Edward, Earl of Warwick, had been set free in Guernsey and transported to Yorkshire and united with Lovell. Other documents record that Lovell had been successful in Yorkshire and that the king was captured. The Staffords successfully entered Worcester, due to the negligence of the authorities to provide an adequate guard. They urged their men to ride north with all speed to ‘assist Lovell in the destruction of Henry VII’. All came to nothing. The king on reaching Pontefract on 20 April found that ‘rumours were distilling into facts’ and sent a force westwards. Richard Burdett warned Stafford of the approaching royalist force and he fled to Bewdley, just missing capture by Thomas Cokesey, and from there to Culham in Oxfordshire. The brothers’ sanctuary, however, was violated on 13 May by John Savage heading a force of sixty men. Humprhey Stafford’s defence was based on the sanctuary violation and he was brought to court on 20 June though the case was adjourned until the 28th. The judges did not come to their conclusion easily but ‘after indications of the king‘s desires, the judges came to a decision’. Sanctuary could not be pleaded in cases of treason. A precedent had been set. Stafford was condemned on 5 July to a traitor’s death. His younger brother was pardoned.

Answer 4

It was instigated by Sir Francis Lovell a close friend and supporter of the usurped King, Richard III. The year befoe 1485, Richard had been murdered in battle by Henry Tudor who became Henry VII.

Answer 5

You'll find all the information you need here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Lovell,_Viscount_Lovell
http://www.richardiii.net/rebellion%20humphrey%20stafford%201486.htm
Rebellion/revolts Lovell participated in during the Wars of the Roses were dismal failures

Answer 6

Some bluejays were rebilled in the first operation of its type.

Answer 7

Have a look at www.tudorplace.com. Its all there I think.

Answer 8

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