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Henry VII Consolidation of Power
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- 1How did Henry VII become king?By defeating Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth.
- 2When did the Battle of Bosworth happen?22nd August 1485
- 3Who proclaimed Henry as King?Lord Stanley (stepfather)
- 4How did Henry consolidate his power?~ dated his reign from 21st August 1485 (day before the Battle of Bosworth) Eliminated threat from the Yorkist side
~ detained legitimate throne claimers
~ Coronation dated for 30th October before he meeting with parliament - 5More examples of Henry's consolidation of power~ Acts of Attainder against the Yorkists
Received tonnage and poundage from the parliament
~ marriage to Elizabeth of York
~ Birth of Prince Arthur - 6What was the date of the first meeting with the parliament?7th November 1485
- 7Who were the legitimate throne claimers?Elizabeth of York (not his wife) and the Earl of Warwick
- 8What were the acts of attainder?When a noble is declared a traitor his title was taken away, lost land or beheaded. Their heirs were disinherited.
- 9What was the tonnage and poundage?Right to raise revenue from imports and exports.
- 10When did Henry marry Elizabeth of York?January 1486
- 11When was Prince Arthur born?September 1489
- 12Perkin Warbeck rebellion~ Warbeck impersonated one of the princes in the tower (Richard, Duke of York)
~ He was trained by Margaret of Burgundy
~ 1st try 1495
~ Had support from Scotland-later gave in to Henry due to a marriage - 13Who was Margaret of Burgundy?The sister of Edward IV and Richard III (killed by Henry VII in the Battle of Bosworth)
- 14Viscount Lovell and the Stafford's (The Lovell rebellion)~ Rebellion that occurred in 1486
~ Led by Francis, Viscount Lovell (Richard III supporter) and Humphrey Stafford
~ Attempted a rebellion which failed
~ Stafford tried to raise forces against Henry - 15The Simnel rebellion~ Lambert Simnel pretended to be the Earl of Warwick with help from the priest Richard Symonds
~ He was crowned as king Edward in Ireland (May 1487)
~ John de la Pole (Earl of Lincoln) helped to put everything together (potential claimant of the throne) - 16The Simnel rebellion after the failure~ After this plan failed, Simnel joined Lovell in Netherland and tried to persuade Margaret of Burgundy to help them, finance them, to be able to pay for a force of mercenaries
- 17The Battle of Stoke Field 1487~ Army made from mercenaries led by Earl of Lincoln
~ Henry had Yorkist advisors, he was not confident
~ Henrys army killed the Earl of Lincoln
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