How did Henry VII strengthen his position?
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- Created on: 21-09-20 12:16
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- How did Henry strengthen his position?
- Used parliament to legitimise action which decided his reign started on the 21st August
- This made Richard the usurper, meaning his supporters at Bosworth were traitors, also provided legal backing to deal with them
- Summoned parliament so they could acknowledge him as king
- Created positive relations and allowed him to get acquainted with members
- Rewarded those who helped, eg uncle Jasper became Duke of Bedford and Chief Constable of Wales and Lord Stanley became Earl of Derby
- showed he was a rewarding king to those faithful to him, which may keep potential enemies on his side
- Henry was lenient with remaining Yorkist supporters, eg Earl of Northumberland could keep power as he swore loyalty
- allowed the two houses to unite and live peacefully and removing threat of rebellion
- Henry dealt with Edward, Duke of Warwick by throwing him in the tower and John de la Pole by making part of his council after he swore loyalty
- showed that he wasn't brutal and could be forgiving, also showed strength through his management
- Henry was coronated on 30th October, with a big celebration
- showed stablility and positivity after the wars at court
- Henry married Elizabeth of York and created the Tudor rose emblem by placing the white rose of York over the red rose
- he places this on buildings and documents, showing the unity of the two houses
- took a progress through his kingdom to the north where Richard III has been most popular and where most Yorkists were
- could establish authority in the north but also stay close to his subjects which may change their view on him
- In September 1486, Prince Artur was born
- was seen as the union incarnate and was a sign of hope
- Henry got the Pope Innocent III to support claim and excommunicate all pretenders
- this was very important as the bull was seen as the word of God and established that Henry was the rightful king
- In 1489, henry signed the Treaty of Medina Campo with Spain agreeing that Catherine of Aragon would marry Henry's first son
- Henry now had a foreign alliance which would be carried into the next generation and had help abroad if he needed it
- Used parliament to legitimise action which decided his reign started on the 21st August
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