To what extent had Henry VII secured his throne by 1487?

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  • To what extent had Henry VII secured his throne by 1487? (end of Lambert Simnel)
    • Ways in which Henry was secure by 1487
      • Defeat at Bosworth (1485) showed that it was God given
      • Predated his reign - Yorkists were traitors, estates could be seized
      • Coronated before the first parliament/ marriage to Elizabeth of York - parliament never granted the right
      • Prince Arthur (1486) secured the dynasty
      • Support from the Church/ control of the nobility
      • Papal support, France/Spain
      • Management of factions
        • Married Elizabeth of York, uniting the houses
        • Earl of Warwick sent to the tower until 1499
        • John de la Pole killed in the Battle of Stoke (1487)
        • Thomas Howard/ Earl of Surrey/ Henry Percy pardoned
        • Executed Francis Lovell/ Humphrey and Thomas Stafford
      • English support for Simnel was limited
        • Following parliament - attained 28 traitors
    • Ways in which Henry remained unstable by 1487
      • Continued Yorkist threat
        • The way he seized the throne could encourage others to do
        • Simnel recieved support from Ireland and Burgundy
          • English nobles e.g. Earl of Lincoln
            • Died at the Battle of Stoke
        • Yet to defeat Warbeck
      • Still a fairly weak character
        • Personal monarchy - important role
        • Still a usurper
        • Still had a weak claim
        • Victory through battle
        • Limited knowledge of England
        • Limited experience in government
    • Introduction
      • 1485 - weak claim, rival claimaints
      • Through rewards/ punishments
      • Powerful domestic/ foreign support
      • Only secure by 1499
        • Still had to overcome Warbeck
      • Security: effective government, law and order, control of the nobility and the Crown's finances, sound advice, support abroad and ability to defeat challenge
      • Won the Battle of Stoke (1499)
        • Battle victory enhances reputation

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