Henry VII the Beginning

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Who was the mother of Henry VII?
Margaret Beaufort
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What was Margaret Beaufort's main claim to the throne?
John of Gaunt / Edward III
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Who was The Father of Henry VII?
Edmund Tudor
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Where was Henry born?
Pembroke Castle in Wales
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How many years did Henry spend in exile?
14 years
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How many kings before Henry had been usurped?
4
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How did Henry claim the throne?
By conquest
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The site of the Battle of Bosworth has been disputed and is now said to be said to be...
2 miles from the original site
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Contemporaries knew the site of Bosworth as?
Redemere
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Henry married Elizabeth of York who was her father?
Edward IV
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The Earl of Oxford was a good friend and military expert during the reign of Henry VII
He sure was
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What was the reason for Henry marrying after his coronation?
To hold the right to the throne through conquest not marriage
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WHy did Henry want to back date his reign to the day before the battle?
So he could use the Act of attainment and name those who fought against him as traitors
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Why was the Earl of Warwick so important?
He was the closest threat to the throne
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An Act of attainder was passed to a person who had..
commited a crime, or supposed crime, usually treason
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What is meant by the term 'corrupt blood'?
it kept the heirs of the attainted person from inheriting property.
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What is the term used whereby Henry reintroduced the right to reclaim all lands held by Henry VI .
The Act of Resumption
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Henry used propaganda such as uniting the Roses, the Welsh dragon and what else
Portcullis
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