Lambert Simnel rebellion

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The Lambert Simnel rebellion was a Yorkist uprising in 1487 that used the pretender Lambert Simnel to challenge Henry VII’s claim to the English throne, culminating in the Battle of Stoke Field.

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Lambert Simnel rebellion canonical 2
Yorkist rebellion of 1487 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Yorkist uprising
rebellion
aftermath Lambert Simnel spared and given a position in Henry VII's household
execution of John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln
aim to depose Henry VII of England
to place a Yorkist claimant on the English throne
associatedWithDynasty House of York
belligerent English Yorkist exiles
Irish Yorkists
Kingdom of England (Tudor government)
linked to: Kingdom of England

Yorkist supporters
casualtiesNote heavy losses among Yorkist forces at Stoke Field
challengeTo legitimacy of Henry VII
claimedSuccessorTo Richard III of England
commanderOpposing Henry VII of England
Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford
linked to: Jasper Tudor

John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford
conflictType civil conflict
dynastic rebellion
country Kingdom of England
culminatedIn Battle of Stoke Field
dateOf Battle of Stoke Field, 16 June 1487
decisiveBattle Battle of Stoke Field
endDate 1487
followedBy Perkin Warbeck rebellion
historicalSignificance often considered the last battle of the Wars of the Roses
keyEvent coronation of Lambert Simnel in Dublin
leader Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell
John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln
linked to: John de la Pole

Lambert Simnel
location England
opponent Henry VII of England
House of Tudor
linked to: Tudor dynasty
opposedDynasty House of Tudor
linked to: Tudor dynasty
outcome failure of the Yorkist rising
partOf Wars of the Roses
placeOfCoronation Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
precededBy Buckingham's rebellion
pretendedIdentity Edward, Earl of Warwick
result Tudor victory
startDate 1487
supportedBy Burgundian mercenaries
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
Irish nobility
Margaret of Burgundy
usedPretender Lambert Simnel
yearOfCoronation 1487

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Battle of Stoke Field predecessorEvent Lambert Simnel rebellion
John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln conflict Yorkist rebellion of 1487
subject linked to: John
linked to: Lambert Simnel rebellion
Francis, Viscount Lovell tookPartIn Lambert Simnel rebellion