Henry VII- Magnates

Magnates

• Nobles often had disputes with one another.
• Edward IV had appointed local magnates to govern particular areas.
• This worked well as long as the King could control them. These men owned huge amounts of land and were very powerful.
• During the reign of Richard III, many magnates ignored royal commands and sought to increase their authority.
• Henry VII could see the value in the policy of using magnates to assist governance, but he wanted to make sure that they did not get too powerful.
• He also wanted to make sure that magnates were absolutely loyal to the Tudors.
• Henry gave two of his loyal supporters land and power; Jasper Tudor (Wales) and the…