How did Henry VII establish himself as King?
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- How did Henry VII establish himself as King?
- He dated the beginning of his reign to the day before the battle of Bosworth.
- This way, he could class anyone who had fought for Richard as traitors and have their property seized by the Acts of Attainder.
- He married Elizabeth of York in January 1486
- This united the houses of York and Lancaster.
- Their first son, Arthur, was born in September 1486
- He arranged for his coronation to be on the 30th October.
- This was before Parliament met, and so Henry could declare that he did not need Parliament to make him King.
- He imprisoned Edward, Earl of Warwick, Richard III's nephew.
- He granted John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, a seat on the King's Council.
- He was Richard III's nephew and chosen heir. THREAT!
- He obtained a life grant of custom duties.
- Since the Battle of Bosworth, he had gained the support of Sir William Stanley, one of the post powerful nobles in the Northwest.
- He dated the beginning of his reign to the day before the battle of Bosworth.
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