Henry VII Flashcards
What is a gangster ?
Someone in a gang
Why did nobles kill, steal and treat people badly ?
because they had armies to protect them
How did medieval kings raise armies before Henry VII passed the statute of livery and maintenance ?
They had to ask their nobles for their armies to fight for the king when required kings allowed the nobles to have their own private army so that they could control their piece of land given to them by the king. If a noble refused to give the king his army the king ordered another noble to fight him.
What did the war of the roses teach Henry about his organisation ?
It taught Henry that he couldn’t trust the nobles to provide an army to fight for him also some of the nobles supported the Lancastrians and some supported the Yorkists
Was the statute of livery and maintenance a good law for Henry to pass ?
Yes it made Henry safer and more secure with soldiers now under the command of the English monarch
Why did Henry get married to Elizabeth of York ?
To unite the two families fighting in the civil war that had been going on for 30 years, the war of the roses it was a political marriage.
1501 England and Spain
Henry’s oldest son Arthur married Catherine of Aragon (Spanish)
1503 England and Scotland
Henry’s daughter Margaret married James IV of Scotland
1514 England and France
Henry’s youngest child Mary, (18), married King Louis XII (52).
Why did Henry marry one of his children to someone in Scotland?
Scotland traditionally England’s enemy.
France in alliance with Scotland.
Scotland borders with England making it easy to attack
Why did Henry marry one of his children to a French person?
They were traditionally enemies
English kings thought they had rights over France
France had an alliance with Scotland
France was strategically place to attack with only the English channel between the two countries
Eg: William Duke of Normandy attacked in England in 1066
Why did Henry marry one of his children to a Spanish person?
Spain was a superpower; it was becoming rich from profits from gold and silver from South America.
Spain in charge of the Holy Roman Empire- competing for power with France.
Henry wanted to become Spain’s ally.
What were these marriages designed to do?
Henry VII’s foreign policy strategy was DEFENSIVE. He wanted to ensure that other countries were his allies.
BECAUSE:
*England ravaged by The Wars of the Roses
*Henry worried that there weren’t sufficient funds to raise an army.
*Marriage would mean war unlikely.
Henry VII’s Economic Policy.
Why does a monarch need money?
- To raise money for an army to keep peace in England and prevent invasions from other countries.
- To pay for palaces, jewels and other signs of wealth to give the impression that the country is well off.
- If the country is wealthy there is less chance of rebellion in the country.
What was the Privy Chamber
The place where the king worked
