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Battle of Bosworth -
Why Henry Tudor Won
- 22nd August 1485
- Foreign Support for Henry
- Charles VIII (King of France)
- 1800 mercenaries (payed soldiers)
- Martin Schwartz - experienced commander
- 60,000 Francs
- Ships
- Ships
- 60,000 Francs
- Martin Schwartz - experienced commander
- Sanctuary in France
- 1800 mercenaries (payed soldiers)
- The fact that the Buckingham
Rebellion failed showed that he
needed more support
- Welsh Heritage - "Son of the Prophecy"
- Rhys Ap Thomas - owned South Wales (by Richard III but switched sides) gave 1800
welsh mercenaries
- Rhys Ap Thomas - owned South Wales (by Richard III but switched sides) gave 1800
welsh mercenaries
- 1471-1484 Henry
was supported by
the Duke Of
Brittany
- Charles VIII (King of France)
- Richards Weaknesses Prior To Bosworth
- Ruler of the North
- Gave it to his nephew the Earl of
Lincoln instead of
Northumberland who became
the Commander of Reserves (in
charge of the backup army)
- As a result Northumberland didn't listen
to him on the battlefield and could be
argued as a factor to why Richard lost
- As a result Northumberland didn't listen
to him on the battlefield and could be
argued as a factor to why Richard lost
- Gave it to his nephew the Earl of
Lincoln instead of
Northumberland who became
the Commander of Reserves (in
charge of the backup army)
- Seen as an untrustworthy
king - caused people to walk
off of the battlefield because
they didn't want to risk their
lives for an untrustworthy
king
- North &
South divide
- Rumours about Princes in the tower - people thought Richard
was guilty of killing both of Edwards sons and therefore he lost
support and faced opposition because of this (e.g. Duke of
Buckingham & Lord Hastings
- Re-introduces benevolence taxes
(noblemen taxes) because the Scottish
Invasion cost a lot of money therefore
he needed more to stabilise his reign
- Ruler of the North
- Richards problems at Bosworth
- Charged towards Henry down Ambien
Hill (where he had a military advantage
on higher ground)
- Lord Stanley controlled 1/3 of his troops (5,000)
- Duke of Norfolk was
killed (Richards
Commander)
- Northumberland watched
from the sides as a result of
not being given Ruler of the
North
- Charged towards Henry down Ambien
Hill (where he had a military advantage
on higher ground)
- Henry's Advantages Prior to Bosworth
- On Christmas Day he promised to marry Elizabeth of York
- Strengthens claim
- Unites the two houses (
Yorkists & Lancastrians)
- Gains support
- Gains support
- Strengthens claim
- Maregret Beaufort (mother)
promoting him to noblemen
- Married to Lord Stanley so quite influential
- She was the link between Henry and Buckingham
- Married to Lord Stanley so quite influential
- Learned from the mistakes
and failure of the Buckingham
rebellion that he needed more
support
- On Christmas Day he promised to marry Elizabeth of York
- Henrys Advantages at Bosworth
- Only Lancastrian claimant
- He had Lord Stanley as
a stepfather - very
influential
- 1471-1484 Henry was
supported by the Duke of
Brittany
- Foreign Support
- Richard III had no heirs tot he
throne and his wife was dead
- Only Lancastrian claimant
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