Henry VII - Consolidation of Power

Question 1

Henry predates his reign before the Battle of Bosworth.

Answer 1

21st August 1485

Question 2

Battle of Bosworth - Henry defeats Richard III and becomes King.

Answer 2

22nd August 1485

Question 3

Henry is crowned King of England.

Answer 3

30th October 1485

Question 4

Henry calls Parliament for the first time.

Answer 4

7th November 1485

Question 5

Henry marries Elizabeth of York, uniting the feuding houses of York and Lancaster.

Answer 5

January 1486

Question 6

Henry goes on a royal progress to Yorkshire in order to consolidate his reign.

Answer 6

April 1486

Question 7

Henry’s first son and heir, Prince Arthur is born.

Answer 7

September 1486.

Question 8

Acts of Resumption were passed - Henry reclaimed all the Crown Lands that had been granted away since the start of the Wars of Roses.

Answer 8

1486

Question 9

Elizabeth of York is coronated.

Answer 9

November 1487.

Question 10

Impersonated Richard, Duke of York and then switched to impersonating the Earl of Warwick. He was captured at the Battle of Stoke, but spared by Henry, who gave him a job in the royal kitchens.

Answer 10

Lambert Simnel

Question 11

Battle of Stoke

Answer 11

1487

Question 12

Another pretender who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York. He attracted patronage from foreign rulers which made him a serious threat to Henry’s reign. Eventually, he was captured, accused of treason, and executed with the real Earl of Warwick.

Answer 12

Perkin Warbeck