Henry 7

Question 1

Henry 7s claim to the throne…

Answer 1

Descended through a female line
Seen as illegitimate

Question 2

Henry’s 7ths steps to secure the throne..

Answer 2

•backdated his reign to 21st august before the battle so he could cause yorkists as traitors
•having his coronation before parliament
•acts of attainder against yorkists
•increased tonnage and poundage
•marrying Elizabeth of York to unite houses

Question 3

Lambert simnel and rebellion

Answer 3

1487
•Yorkists conspiracy with simnel as head
•simnel impersonated the earl of Warwick (who was imprisoned)
•crowned king Edward in Ireland
Henry showed the real earl so Lincoln fled to burgundy
•Henry’s army defeated them at the battle of stoke field
•ended the wars of roses

Question 4

The Perkins warbeck imposture..

Answer 4

1491-1499
Pretended to be Richard Duke of york
Trained by Margret of burgundy
1495 Attempted to land in England but defeated so went to Scotland
Tried to claim throne by exploiting Cornish rebellion but it was crushed so he surrendered
Later executed
Showed fragility of Henry’s position

Question 5

Edmund and Richard de la pole

Answer 5

•Younger brothers of earl of Lincoln
•Edmund imprisoned in Tower of London and executed under Henry 8
•Richard was exiled until death fighting for France at battle of pavia

Question 6

The council under Henry 7

Answer 6

•Supported his decisions
•to advice the king
•make legal judgements

Question 7

The council learned in law..

Answer 7

•Maintains king revenue and prerogative rights
•empson and dudley misused it made up cases

Question 8

Court and household under Henry 7..

Answer 8

Royal court centre of government
•after betrayal of lord chamberlain William Stanley he was harsher on privy chamber

Question 9

Crown lands impact..

Answer 9

Around £12,000 a year collected
By end of reign £42,000 per year

Question 10

Feudal dues..

Answer 10

Profits from wardship

Question 11

Other sources of income..

Answer 11

•tonnage and poundage
•bonds and recognisances
•loans and benevolences
•pensions

Question 12

Henry’s relationship with Brittany France

Answer 12

1487- French invaded duchy of Brittany
1489-treaty of Redon Henry agreed to support claim of duchess Anne
1491-6000 volunteers sent to Brittany but Anne surrendered to French
1492-Charles more interested in invading Italy so sought peace
Treaty of etaples

Question 13

Treaty of Etaples

Answer 13

1492
•Charles agrees he wouldn’t support pretenders to English throne
•Henry received 50k annual pay (5% lf his anua income)

Question 14

Burgundy Netherlands and HRE…

Answer 14

Used for English trade
•Netherlands under controll of burgundy
•Margaret Maximilian and Phillip supported the pretenders

Question 15

Relations with burgundy

Answer 15

•Henry broke trade relations with burgundy as as supported warbeck
•agreed intercusus Magnus to end trade embargo 1496
•1503 Margaret of burgundy dies

Question 16

Relations with Spain

Answer 16

1489 treaty of medina del campo marriage alliance with Catherine of Aragon and prince Arthur
•Arthur died 1502 so Henry arranged marriage with his son Henry 8 and Catherine (wouldn’t lose her dowry)

Question 17

Relations with Scotland…

Answer 17

James 4 supporter warbeck
Truce of Ayton 1497 peace treaty
1503 James 4 married Henry’s daughter Margaret to seal treaty

Question 18

Relations with Ireland

Answer 18

Henry ruled the pale land
Earl of Kildare Yorkists sympathiser and crowned simnel king of Ireland
Henry replaced earl either ponyings
Poynings law said Irish parliament needed permission from king to pass laws

Question 19

trade and industry…

Answer 19

*navigation acts of 1485 and 1489 said only English ships could carry products
*supporting merchant adventurers
*intercursus magnus 1496-ended the 1493 embargo on netherlands
*90% of exports on wool

Question 20

religion under henry 7

Answer 20

*spread catholic teaching
*spreading the seven sacraments
*believed in transubstantiation

Question 21

The churchs role

Answer 21

• leave money for chanteries
  *provided community services
  *900 monks lived in monasteries

Question 22

lollards, heresy and anticlericalism

Answer 22

*lollards from 14th century
*emphasised the importance of english bibles
*saw catholic church as corrupt
*anticlericalism wasnt popular

Question 23

humanism

Answer 23

*wanted english bibles
*influenced by erasmus
*criticising church abuses

Question 24

thomas more

Answer 24

*published utopia in 1515
*boosted humanist ideas