The Tudor Dynasty reigned over England after the War of the Roses, a bloody succession crisis ending with Henry VII, the first Tudor, becoming King of England. The Tudors reigned from 1485 to 1603, and despite their long reign the time in English History was rife with dramatic change and disorder that shaped the British Isles for centuries to come, with no small part owed to the Tudors. However, the Tudors reign or socio-economic causes for change and subsequent disorder must be evaluated. For example, one of the first rebellions experienced by the Tudors.
Henry VII, the first Tudor, underwent an almost immediate challenge to his crown through the ‘Lambert Simnel’ rebellion (1487). This is an early case of an almost entirely political or, in other words, a ‘noble’ …show more content…
Foremost, the Irish contingent and lack of support from English levies, and, the lack of capability of the Earl of Lincoln to claim very little levies to the rebellion. It should be stated the Irish nobles, and perhaps the people as well, were more socially inclined towards a Yorkist crown, which is how they were able to mobilize over 5,000 fighting men for the campaign. However, this may simply be because the new King Henry VII had not done enough to support their allegiance. Although this may be the case, it is somewhat unconvincing as compared to the Earl of Lincoln’s lack of fighting men for the campaign, the people of the Kingdom definitely had certain beliefs on which crown they preferred, which could be appointed to a Social reason for rebellion. But furthermore, the point could be disregarded and put as an Economic disincentive because the War of the Roses had primarily affected the English mainland, which would make the English people and fighting men / Knights / Barons less inclined to consume their lands by more war , or if they lost, the prospect of losing their
Henry VII, the first Tudor, underwent an almost immediate challenge to his crown through the ‘Lambert Simnel’ rebellion (1487). This is an early case of an almost entirely political or, in other words, a ‘noble’ …show more content…
Foremost, the Irish contingent and lack of support from English levies, and, the lack of capability of the Earl of Lincoln to claim very little levies to the rebellion. It should be stated the Irish nobles, and perhaps the people as well, were more socially inclined towards a Yorkist crown, which is how they were able to mobilize over 5,000 fighting men for the campaign. However, this may simply be because the new King Henry VII had not done enough to support their allegiance. Although this may be the case, it is somewhat unconvincing as compared to the Earl of Lincoln’s lack of fighting men for the campaign, the people of the Kingdom definitely had certain beliefs on which crown they preferred, which could be appointed to a Social reason for rebellion. But furthermore, the point could be disregarded and put as an Economic disincentive because the War of the Roses had primarily affected the English mainland, which would make the English people and fighting men / Knights / Barons less inclined to consume their lands by more war , or if they lost, the prospect of losing their