Why did Henry Tudor win the Battle of Bosworth?
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- Created on: 14-11-13 06:05
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- Why did Henry Tudor win?
- Richard's mistakes
- Lost confidence in the run up to the battle
- Spent a huge amount of money commissioning a fleet led by Viscount Lovell
- Spent a huge amount defending the west of Wales
- Richard led a charge towards Tudor
- Richard's father had died leading a charge in battle
- Wanted to restore his fathers honour
- He may have been trying to prove his worth as king
- He died
- Richard's father had died leading a charge in battle
- Lost confidence in the run up to the battle
- Support
- Domestic
- Made frequent visits from across the channel to build public support
- Encourged small sporadic uprisings to destabalise Richard's rule
- Made frequent visits from across the channel to build public support
- When he landed in England he knighted 11 loyal supporters
- Publicly promised to marry Elizabeth of York
- Won the support of his royal servants
- Sir James Blougt who, after keeping him in custardy for 10 years, fled with the Earl of Oxford to join Henry
- Sir Giles of Daubeney and Sir Robert Willoughby had been loyal to Edward IV
- Won the support of his royal servants
- Sir Richard Corbet, Sir William Stanley's stepson, joined Tudor with 800 men
- His brother Lord Stanley sent 4 knights
- Lord Stanley's nephews Rhys ap Thomas and Sir John Savage agreed to back Tudor
- Did not openly declare for him
- Friends of Richard Griffiths and John Morgan of Cardigan
- After being promised the Lieutenacy of Wales, Rhys ap Thomas declared for Henry and brought 1800 - 2000 extra men
- Sir Robert Tunstall
- Sir Hugh Persall
- Sir Humphrey Stanley
- Sir John Savage
- Lord Stanley's nephews Rhys ap Thomas and Sir John Savage agreed to back Tudor
- His brother Lord Stanley sent 4 knights
- Foreign
- Charles VIII of France
- Supported Tudor while he was in exile in France
- 60,000 francs
- 1,800 mercenaries led by Philbert de Chandee
- Charles VIII of France
- Domestic
- Weapons and tactics
- Buckingham's rebellion had taught him that careful preparation was vital
- Strategic placement of the Stanleys
- The Stanley brotherss switched sides at the battle and fought for Tudor
- Swiss Pike manoeuvre
- Unpredictable as it had never been used before in England
- Landed at Mill Bay out of sight of Dale Castle and villages he feared would be occupied by Richard's supporters
- Moved north then in to central Wales where the Duke of Buckingham had landed
- Avoided the Yorkists near Brecon
- Away from the coastal defences
- Significant individuals
- 1,800 mercenaries led by Philbert de Chandee
- Margaret Beaufort was in a position of Power after marrying Lord Stanley, one of the most powerful nobles
- Family connections with the Courtenays, traditional lancastrian loyalists
- Good at promoting her son's interests and making connections
- Lord Stanley's nephews Rhys ap Thomas and Sir John Savage agreed to back Tudor
- Did not openly declare for him
- Friends of Richard Griffiths and John Morgan of Cardigan
- After being promised the Lieutenacy of Wales, Rhys ap Thomas declared for Henry and brought 1800 - 2000 extra men
- Richard's mistakes
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