How did Henry consolidate his power?
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- Created on: 04-12-19 15:45
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- How did Henry vii consolidate his power
- Rebellions
- Cornish rebellion 1497
- Yorkshire rebellion 1489
- Earl of surrey easily put down the uprising
- This showed Henry could maintain his power even in the areas such as Yorkshire which was heavily yorkist supported
- Earl of Northumberland was killed shows he couldn't gain full control of such far areas.
- Earl of surrey easily put down the uprising
- Showed he had a strong military - it was easily suppressed despite the numbers involved 15'000
- Cornish rebellion did pose a higher threat than expected to the stability of Henry rule.
- sheer numbers involved - 15'000
- Marched all the way to London stopped just outside black heath.
- Cornish rebellion did pose a higher threat than expected to the stability of Henry rule.
- Yorkshire rebellion 1489
- Warbeck continued to be a thorn in henry's side for much of 1490's
- Simnell rebellion
- Cornish rebellion 1497
- Union of the houses
- The Tudor rose symbol
- A propaganda symbol showing the two houses united
- Dated his reign day before b.o.b, meant those fighting against him were traitors and he could take their money, land arrest them etc.
- A propaganda symbol showing the two houses united
- Marriage to Elizabeth of York
- 1486
- Stronger claim to the throne
- The Tudor rose symbol
- Control of the nobles
- Carrot ad stick policies
- Rewarded those loyal to him so others followed suit.
- Position of place as kings councillor
- Richard Fox
- Acts of attainder reversible for good behaviour
- 46 reversed
- Patronage - giving of positions of power, titles, land
- Jasper Tudor - Duke of bedford
- Publicly rewarded may of his supporters with knighthoods - 11 in his reign
- Position of place as kings councillor
- Punished those who did wrong - inspired loyalty amongst those who may have rebelled
- Acts of retainer 1487
- Bonds and recognisances
- 1485 -95 191 collected
- william stanley still betrayed henry in warbeck rebellion
- Rewarded those loyal to him so others followed suit.
- Carrot ad stick policies
- Parliament
- All swore an oath of allegiance to him
- Henry's coronation week before he met with parliament for the first time.
- showed he didn't need parliament to declare him the rightful king
- His victory on the battlefield was the only thing that brought him to the throne.
- showed he didn't need parliament to declare him the rightful king
- Government
- Council learned
- Court of star chamber
- They chased up nobles for bonds and recognisance's, laws broken and ensuring loyalty to the crown
- Council learned
- Creating a line of succesion
- Arthur was born in Sept 1486
- Henry's direct line would inherit throne, supporting his familys claim
- His claim was still weak because Henry's mother Margaret Beaufort's grandfather was john of gaunt who was the son of Edward iii
- Henry's direct line would inherit throne, supporting his familys claim
- Arthur was born in Sept 1486
- Rebellions
- Cornish rebellion did pose a higher threat than expected to the stability of Henry rule.
- sheer numbers involved - 15'000
- Marched all the way to London stopped just outside black heath.
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