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Connect. What questions can we ask about this image? How could Lambert Simnel have posed the first serious threat to Henry VII’s throne? Hint: Think back to work on the princes in the tower. How serious were the threats from the Lovell rebellion and Lambert Simnel ?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Connect
What questions can we ask about this image?
How could Lambert Simnel have posed the first serious threat toHenry VII’s throne?
Hint: Think back to workon the princes in the tower
How serious were the threats from the Lovell rebellion and Lambert Simnel?
Big Picture
The reign of Henry VII: political power and control
After the Battle of Bosworth, Henry VII establishes his reign and the Tudor dynasty. He faces immediate minor plots and defeats his first serious challenger – Lambert Simnel – at the Battle of Stoke 1487.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
Explain the threats posed by the Lovell rebellion and the Lambert Simnel imposture
Assess the seriousness of the first threats posed to Henry VII and assess how capably he dealt with them
Lovell Rebellion
Read the information pageAnnotate the sheet to note answers to these
questions:Who was involved and what happened? How and Why was the Lovell Rebellion a
threat? To what extent?What issues were brought to Henry’s
attention as a result of the rebellion?
The threat from Lambert Simnel
Read the story of Lambert Simnel.
Use the right hand column to make note of what each part shows about the strengths and weaknesses of Henry VII and his reign.
Discussion
Skim Reading Challenge
Practice skim reading skills of pages 48 - 53 on ‘the challenge from Lambert Simnel 1486-7
Group One make notes in answer to this question: How important was foreign support to the threat of Lambert Simnel?
Group Two make notes in answer to this question: Why did the threat from Lambert Simnel fail to remove Henry VII from the throne?
Feedback discussion. – rotate around the room to share your findings between groups.
Review: How serious was the threat posed by Lambert Simnel to Henry VII?
1. What are your views on this question?
2. What are the views of historians on this question? – as a group read the historian’s view – pick out what the source says and suggests
3. Feedback to the group your findings – which Historian do you agree with most and why?
Home Learning
Complete the grid ‘What makes a successful rebellion?’ for next lesson.