henry 7 throne

Question 1

War of roses & impact

Answer 1

Civil war 1455-85 b2wn York &Lancaster
Increased power of Eng nobles but also wiped out some noble fams
Ended w Hs victory @B of Bosworth 22/8/85

Question 2

Ha claim to throne

Answer 2

Weak
Thru mum Margret (female) weakens further as came from John Of Gaunt (illegitimate &foubder of Lanc house)
But w death of H6 (step uncle) H=next in lanc in line
Exile in Brittany since 14 aftr B of Tewkesbury
not trained for kingship but was shrewd calculated

Question 3

Aims

Answer 3

secure dynasty
establish effective gov
maniatan law and order 
secure finances 
control nobility

Question 4

strengths succession

Answer 4

many nobles dies @ bos so land = back t crown
exile= few enemies
many gentry etc wanted peace
proved “warrior” and soldier reduces threat
no fam=no usurpers

Question 5

weaknesses succession

Answer 5

claim weak-no secured safety
seen as usurper & not rightful
Yorkists esp claimists eg de la pole bros e of sullofolk &lincoln
threat of Margaret of Burgendy

Question 6

consolidation (8)

Answer 6

dates reign 21st- rich=usurper &supporters =traitors -acts of attainder&tonnage and poundage
rewards supporters -11 knighthoods
key appointments eg Sor Reginald Bray= Duchy of Lanc
Detains e of warwick (greater claim)
coronation =3/10 but 1st parliament=7/11 &marroes Liz in jan of 86- King in own right not due to these
Use parliament to pass Aof A &tonnage&p and nobels oath of loyalty
Arthur born in 86
tudor rose

Question 7

Lovell &Stafford Rebellion 86

Answer 7

Lovell tries raise army in Rich ❤️land Yorkshire &Staff in Midlands
Both easily suppressed -little enthusiasm
Lovell escaped, staff(humphrey) excecuted&tom staff imprisoned

Question 8

Lambert Simone 87

Answer 8

Simnel=e of Warwick w help of john de la pole(Lincoln)- crowned king of Ireland
H paraded rea e or warwick
Margret of B sends mercenaries
Battle of Stoke Field led e of Oxford & reinstated e of Northumberland to neutralise power base in north
De la pole killed
H = loyal &not & development of bonds of good beh

Question 9

Warbeck

Answer 9

attracting patronage from foreign
91 =impersonate Rich duke of York. stays w french for a year then to margret b- trained as a yorkist prince
95 tries to land in eng= failed h=warned by Sir Clifford- shows Sor Will Stan to =traitor
Warbeck flees to Scots 96 small scot army cross but retreat after marriage plans w Margret
97 attempt to exploit aftr cornish rebellion =failed-court-tower-tries t escape w warwick-excecuted

Question 10

E of warwick

Answer 10

most obvious yorkist claimant
imprisoned aged10 aft b if bos
excecuted 99 w warbeck

Question 11

Edmund de la Pole (Suffolk)

Answer 11

Fled in 98& returned & fled 01-refuge w Max= safe until Treaty of Windsor 06 max agrees to give him up=imprisoned
excecuted 13