Perkin Warbeck Claim Emerges
Perkin Warbeck appears in Ireland claiming to be Richard, Duke of York, creating a new Yorkist threat to Henry.
Role range: 1455-1485 – 1485-1509
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Henry VII Biography and Timeline — Page 4
Follow Henry VII through 256 dated historical records for England.
Henry VII, historical timeline
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1491
1492
Birth of Elizabeth
Birth of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York
Role range: 1485-1509
Invasion of France
Henry VII takes an army into northern France as pressure on Charles VIII before negotiating peace.
Role range: 1489-1492 – 1485-1509
Etaples Brittany Recognition
Recognises French control over Brittany as part of the compromise that ends hostilities between England and France.
Role range: 1485-1509
Etaples French Indemnity
Secures a substantial French financial payment as part of the peace, strengthening royal finances while ending the campaign.
Role range: 1485-1509
Etaples Pretender Exclusion
Obtains a French commitment to cease supporting Perkin Warbeck and other claimants who threatened the security of the Tudor throne.
Role range: 1485-1509
Peace of Etaples Concluded
Concludes peace with Charles VIII of France, ending the English expedition and securing a negotiated settlement without prolonged continental warfare.
Role range: 1485-1509
Renunciation of French Claims
At Etaples Henry abandons wider claims in France while preserving English possession of Calais.
Role range: 1489-1492 – 1485-1509
Rule of Calais
Under the Treaty of Etaples Henry VII renounces his claims to France, excluding Calais
Role range: 1489-1492 – 1485-1509
Treaty of Etaples
Henry VII agrees peace with Charles VIII at Etaples, ending the English expedition in France.
Role range: 1489-1492 – 1485-1509
French Pension
The French settlement provides Henry VII with continuing payments after the 1492 campaign.
Role range: 1489-1492 – 1485-1509
Invasion of France
Henry VII ends his French campaign after securing the settlement agreed at Etaples.
Role range: 1489-1492 – 1485-1509
Siege of Boulogne
Henry's army threatens Boulogne during the French expedition that precedes the Peace of Etaples.
Role range: 1489-1492 – 1485-1509
Treaty of Etaples
Charles VIII agrees financial payments to Henry VII and withdraws French support from Perkin Warbeck under the Etaples settlement.
Role range: 1489-1492 – 1485-1509
1493
Burgundian Trade Embargo
Henry restricts trade with Burgundy after Margaret of Burgundy supports Perkin Warbeck and other Yorkist opponents.
Role range: 1485-1509
Merchant Adventurers Shift to Calais
English Merchant Adventurers are redirected away from Antwerp during the commercial dispute with Burgundy.
Role range: 1485-1509
Warbeck Supported in Burgundy
Margaret of Burgundy gives Perkin Warbeck political support, increasing the international danger posed by his claim.
Role range: 1455-1485 – 1485-1509
1494
Poynings Law
Legislation associated with Poynings requires proposed Irish laws to receive prior approval from the English king and council.
Role range: 1485-1509
Poynings Sent to Ireland
Henry sends Sir Edward Poynings to Ireland to strengthen royal control after the island's involvement in Yorkist plots.
Role range: 1485-1509
1495
Death of Princess Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth, young daughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, dies at Eltham.
Role range: 1485-1509
Council Learned in the Law
The Council Learned develops as a mechanism for enforcing the king's feudal rights and strengthening Crown revenue.
Role range: 1485-1509
Justices of the Peace
An act strengthens procedures against corrupt juries, giving royal justices additional means to challenge suspect verdicts.
Role range: 1485-1509
Legislation
Henry VII expands administrative work by local justices of the peace, including supervision of weights, measures and public order.
Role range: 1485-1509
Treason Act Protects De Facto Allegiance
Parliament protects subjects from treason charges for serving the king who is actually in possession of the crown.
Role range: 1485-1509
Rebellion of Rebels in Northumberland
James IV supports the claims of the English pretender Perkin Warbeck
Role range: 1485-1509
Arrest of William Stanley
Sir William Stanley is arrested after evidence links the powerful courtier with support for Perkin Warbeck's claim.
Role range: 1455-1485 – 1485-1509
Execution of William Stanley
William Stanley is executed for treason, showing Henry's willingness to act against former allies who threatened the succession.
Role range: 1455-1485 – 1485-1509
Warbeck Attempt at Deal
Perkin Warbeck attempts a landing in Kent, but local resistance prevents him establishing a secure English foothold.
Role range: 1455-1485 – 1485-1509
1496
Magnus Intercursus Fixed Duties
Establishes agreed customs arrangements that give English merchants greater certainty when exporting cloth through the Low Countries.
Role range: 1485-1509
Magnus Intercursus Merchant Justice
Obtains treaty guarantees intended to provide English merchants with fair legal treatment in Burgundian courts and commercial disputes.
Role range: 1485-1509
Magnus Intercursus Signed
Concludes a major commercial treaty with Philip of Burgundy that restores normal trade between England and the Burgundian Netherlands.
Role range: 1485-1509
Magnus Intercursus Trade Privileges
Secures reciprocal trading privileges for English and Burgundian merchants after the damaging commercial embargo between the two territories.
Role range: 1485-1509
Magnus Intercursus Warbeck Clause
Uses the commercial settlement to reinforce Burgundian acceptance of the Tudor succession and remove protection previously available to Perkin Warbeck.
Role range: 1485-1509
Patent
Henry VII grants John Cabot and his sons authority to seek unknown lands under the English flag.
Role range: 1485-1509
Birth of Mary
Princess Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, is born at Richmond.
Role range: 1485-1509
Alliance Henry VII and English diplomatic interests
Henry joins a wider European alliance intended to restrain French power and protect English diplomatic interests.
Role range: 1485-1509
Holy League
Membership of the Holy League aligns England with Ferdinand, Maximilian and Pope Alexander VI against Charles VIII.
Role range: 1485-1509
Commercial Terms with Burgundy
The restored Anglo-Burgundian settlement fixes commercial conditions and gives English merchants renewed access to Low Countries markets.
Role range: 1485-1509
Economy of England
Henry's commercial policy seeks to improve English cloth exports and reduce damaging restrictions on overseas trade.
Role range: 1485-1509
Jesus College Foundation Approved
Henry supports Bishop John Alcock's conversion of St Radegund's former priory into Jesus College, Cambridge.
Role range: 1485-1509
Records, sources and methodology
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