Henry VII Succession Flashcards
Which battle resulted in Henry VII becoming King and who did he defeat?
Battle of Bosworth, August 22nd 1485.
He defeated Richard III.
Why was Henry VII’s grasp on his newfound power weak?
He had a very weak claim to the throne. His royal bloodline descended from his mother, Margaret Beaufort.
He had many enemies (Yorkists) who wished him dead.
Who proclaimed Henry VII to be king? Which role did he then go on to possess?
Lord Stanley, on the battlefield.
Stanley became the Chamberlain of the Household.
Why did the public welcome Henry openly as their new monarch?
Henry had achieved military victory, a sign of a strong monarch.
Richard III had been regarded as suspicious, due to the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower.
Historian Thomas Penn regards Henry VII’s fugitive background useful in which way?
The fact that Henry was a fugitive, gave him knowledge on how rebels may think. To think like a fugitive was good ‘political training’.
