Henry VII Chronology – What Happened 1487-1488?

John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury and Henry’s most trusted advisor, became Lord Chancellor.

It was declared that an Act of Parliament would not be valid unless it had been approved by the House of Commons.

Stockport Grammar School was founded in the north east of England.

The Yorkists were opposed to the Tudor rule of Henry VII and wanted their own house restored.  They  put forward Lambert Simnel, the son of a tradesmen, as Edward, Earl of Warwick, the son of Richard III’s elder brother George. Margaret of Burgundy, Edward IV’s sister, backed Lambert Simnel. She had no love for the Tudors.

Richard Foxe became Bishop of Exeter.

Henry VII responded to the Yorkist claim that Lambert Simnel was Edward Earl of Warwick. He had the real Earl of Warwick in the Tower of London and paraded him through the streets to show that Simnel was an imposter.

Lambert Simnel was crowned King Edward VI in Christ Church, Dublin.

Lambert Simnel landed near Furness and made his way towards York. The Earl of Lincoln had raised a large army in support of the pretender. However, the royalists in York called for Simnel to be surrendered.

Lambert Simnel’s army led by the Earl of Lincoln, John de la Pole, attacked a royalist army led by the Earl of Oxford at Stoke Field near Newark. The rebels were defeated and the Earl of Lincoln was killed. Lambert Simnel was captured. Henry VII realised that Simnel had been used and set him to work in the royal kitchens.

Elizabeth of York was crowned Queen consort of England and Wales at Westminster Abbey.

A son, Thomas, was born to Geoffrey Audley and his wife in Earls Colne, Essex. He would go on to become Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII.

Myles Coverdale was born in Yorkshire. He would later produce the first translation of the Bible into English.

Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford, took possession of Cardiff Castle.