Henry VII Had Successfully Established Monarchical Authority By 1509

Question 1

3 factors

Answer 1

Law and order
Rivals to the throne
Succession and marriage

Question 2

Law and order

Answer 2

• non-noble JPS = loyal and effective in local gov
• controlled nobles via 138 attainders e.g. reversed Earl of Surrey and he served Henry in loyalty in north after this
• act of resumption and bonds/recognisances, acts on retaining

HOWEVER
- Cornish/yorkshire rebellion 1489 and 1497 where Northumberland was killed
- henry unpopular with nobles

Question 3

Law and order conclusion

Answer 3

People obeyed and he overcame challenges

Question 4

Rivals to the throne

Answer 4

• defeated simnel at Stoke 1487, ended war of roses
• 1506 all claimants/pretenders captured or executed
• Suffolk and treaties renouncing assistance of rebels
• intercursus Magnus

HOWEVER
- hasburgs extorted £250k from HVII over Suffolk
- warbeck had help from foreign powers and Stanley 1495

Question 5

Rivals to the throne conclusion

Answer 5

Threat to authority was only temporary

Question 6

Succession and marriage

Answer 6

• married Elizabeth of York jan 1486 which united warring factions and was after he got crowned
• medina del campo
• perpetual peace Margaret and James IV

HOWEVER
- 1502/03 deaths of Elizabeth and Arthur and he failed to remarry

Question 7

Succession and marriage conclusion

Answer 7

Henry succeeded without contest and got papal dispensation for Catherine in HVIII reign

Question 8

Overall conclusion

Answer 8

Henry VII established his own personal authority, by 1509 the Tudors were secure, but more of this security was still dependent on the personal authority of the monarch, rather than the independent authority of the crown