1 - Henry VII's Consolidiation of Power
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- Created on: 04-02-20 11:47
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- Henry VII's Consolidation of Power
- Henry VII's character and aims
- Many Lancastrians died when Henry was 14 when Edward IV *House of York) regained the throne
- Henry fled to France where he lived in brittany as a fugitive
- How he consolidated his power
- His reign was dated from 21 Aug 1485
- Anyone who fought as a Yorkist in the Battle of Bosworth was a traitor
- Publicly rewarded his supporters (11 knighthoods)
- He made key appointments to council + household (eg. Sir William Stanley became Chamberlain of the household)
- Earl of Warwick was detained (Edward IV's nephew)
- He had a greater claim to the throne than henry
- Coronation was 30 Oct before his first parliament on 7 nov
- Showed his right to the throne hereditarily, not because Parliament sanctioned it
- Acts of Attainder against Yorkists - their property increased royal income
- Parliament granted Henry tonnage and poundage for life
- Jan 1486 he married Elizabeth of York
- Her claim to the throne strengthened his
- The Tudor rose was the combined symbol of both houses
- Birth of prince Arthur - sept 1486
- Her claim to the throne strengthened his
- His reign was dated from 21 Aug 1485
- Many Lancastrians died when Henry was 14 when Edward IV *House of York) regained the throne
- Establishing the Tudor Dynasty
- Potential Yorkist claimants (Earls of Warwick and Lincoln) saw Henry as a usurper
- Pretenders appeared over the years
- Margaret of Burgundy (Richard III + Edward VI's sister) was a threat
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- Henry VII's Rise to Power
- Beat Richard II's forces at the Battle of Bosworth on 22nd August 1485
- Lord Stanley proclaimed him King on the battlefield
- He went to London on 3 sept 145 - he was mey by the Lord Mayor of London
- Richard had become a source of suspicion over the princes in the tower so Henry was met with mostly celebrations
- Lord Stanley proclaimed him King on the battlefield
- He had little claim to the throne
- so he needed to consolidate his power quickly
- He was descended through the female line of his mother (Margaret Beaufort)
- No one else could fulfill the role of a Lancastrian claimant other than Henry
- Beat Richard II's forces at the Battle of Bosworth on 22nd August 1485
- Henry VII's character and aims
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