#also the hairsplitting of 'yorkists' vs 'ricardians'

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As the Crowland Chronicler reported, his marriage to Elizabeth [of York] did not prevent 'the fury of some malignants.' In March 1486, Yorkists led by Francis, Viscount Lovell, Sir Humphrey Stafford, and his brother Thomas attempted to raise rebellions in Richmondshire and in the west Midlands. Henry's uncle, Jasper Tudor, newly created Duke of Bedford, suppressed some Welsh disturbances. When the king went in person to pacify York, some of whose inhabitants had expressed loyalty to Richard [III], an assassin attempted to kill him. The following September, Elizabeth gave birth to Arthur. It is likely that Henry decided against exposing his queen in a great public ceremony that would draw great, sometimes unruly, crowds during disturbing times.

Unexpected Heirs in Early Modern Europe, edited by Valerie Schutte