Henry VII (1485 - 1509) Flashcards
Four words to describe Henry VII?
Respected
Efficient
Intelligent
Shrewd
Date of War of the Roses?
1455 - 1487
War of the Roses between what houses?
Houses of York and Lancaster
When did Henry VII take the throne.
1485
When was the Battle of Bosworth?
22 August 1485
Who did Henry VII kill at Battle of Bosworth?
Richard III
When did Henry VII date his reign?
21st August 1485
Why did Henry VII date his reign a day before the Battle of Bosworth?
Could declare all Yorkist traitors and try them for treason, allowing Crown to take Yorkist property
Which Yorkist had better claim to the throne during Henry VII?
Elizabeth of York
Earl of Warwick
Richard de la Pole
When was Henry VII coronation?
30th October 1485
What people did Henry VII trust the most?
Margaret Beaufort (mother)
Jasper Tudor, Earl of Oxford
John Morton
Richard Fox
What did Henry VII do with information he was given?
Double check
Why was Henry VII claim to the throne weak?
His mother was descended from a once illegitimate branch of the Lancastrians
Who had no political power during Henry VII reign?
Elizabeth of York
When did Henry VII marry Elizabeth of York?
1486
What his Henry VII marriage do?
United families of Lancaster and York
When did Henry VII first convene Parliament?
November 1485
Who did Perkin Warbeck pretend to be?
Richard Duke of York
When was Perkin Warbeck executed?
1499
When was Battle of Stoke?
1487
What was Battle of Stoke?
Last battle of Roses
Who did Lambert Simnel pretend to be?
Edward, Earl of Warwick
Who had a genuine claim to the throne during Henry VII reign?
Edmund De La Pole
When and where did Edmund De La Pole flee to?
Holy Roman Empire in 1501
What did Royal Council do during Henry VII reign?
Helped with day - to - day government
Important members in the Royal Council during Henry VII reign?
John Morton
Reginald Bray
What did Council Learned do during Henry VII reign?
Increased Crown revenue
Enforced Bonds and Recognisances
Feudal Rights
What parts of England did Henry VII have a stronger hold over?
South and East
What part of England did Henry VIII have a weaker hold over?
North
Justices of the Peace (JPs) job during Henry VII reign?
Maintain order
What was stronger statue law or royal proclamation during Henry VII reign?
Statue law
What year was Star Chamber established?
1487
Who were Acts of Attainders issued against during Henry VII reign?
Those who fought Henry VII at Bosworth
Who could only allow extra taxation during Henry VII reign?
Parliament
What year was Act of Resumption?
1486
What did Act of Resumption do?
Return to the crown all the land it had granted away since 1455
What did Parliament grant Henry VII?
Custom duty for life
Role of the Privy Chamber in Henry VII reign?
Saw to monarchs personal needs
What did Henry VII allow JP’s to do in 1487?
Grant bail to people awaiting trial
Role of Court of Chancery in Henry VII reign?
Heard cases on feudal land disputes and complaints about mistakes made by the Crown