Henry VII's legacy
- Created by: ClarissaFray
- Created on: 01-03-17 09:44
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- Legacy of Henry VII
- Henry inherited a stable, prosperous + peaceful kingdom.
- The dynasty was secure + the succession had passed without incident or challange
- Henry's task was to build upon this solid foundation + honour his father's legacy
- The dynasty was secure + the succession had passed without incident or challange
- To address Henry VII's legacy, Henry put measures in place to ensure the continuation of:
- Strong and Stable Government; both at centre + in localities
- The dynasty in marrying early in his reign, to improve the prospect of a male heir
- England's foreign policy, by honouring the pledge to marry Catherine of Aragorn + thus maintaining good relations with Spain
- On the other hand. Henry did depart from his father's leagacy by ruthlessly disposing of his father's chief financial agents, the unpopular Sir Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley, who were tried + executed for treason
- Used as scapegoats for the unpopular aspects of his late father's policies.
- Henry also abandoned his father's peace policy by pursuing rather than avoiding wars
- Henry inherited a stable, prosperous + peaceful kingdom.
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