Henry VII Consolidation

Henry VII Consolidation

1. Bosworth

   • 21st August 1485
   • Richard Unpopular
     • Princes in the Tower
     • Noble children hostages
     • Reluctant nobles
   • Henry had less men
     • Tactics
       • Sun behind
       • Next to marsh
       • Earl of Oxford
     • William Stanley
       • Step Uncle

2. Predated Reign to 22nd

   • To persecute those who fought against him
     • Acts of the Attainder

3. Rewarded Supporters

   • 11 Knighthoods
   • William Stanley Lord Chamberlain

4. Claim

   • Mother: Margaret Beauford
   • Elizabeth of York stronger
     • Married Jan 1486
   • Coronated 30th of oct
     • Before parliament
   • Arthur born Sept 1489

5. Character

   • Bought up in France
     • Could be seen as French
   • Shrewd
     • Not a royal upbringing

6. Threats and Risings

   • Lovell and Stafford
     • Easter 1486
     • Tried and Failed in Yorkshire and Midlands
   • De La Pole Family
     • Next closest claim
     • Edmund fled to Burgudy
       • Returned Treaty of Windsor
   • Margaret of Burgundy
   • Lambert Simnel
     • Battle of Stoke Field
     • Earl of Warwick
   • Perkin Warbeck
     • 1491 - 99
     • Richard Duke of York
     • Invaded from Scotland 1496
     • Irish, French, Burgundy, and Scottish Courts
     • Cornish Rebellion 1497