Henrys succession and consolidation

Question 1

Henry was

Answer 1

respected, efficient, intelligent but not popular, mother( Margaret Beaufort)- he also developed a reputation for greed

Question 2

Henrys marriage

Answer 2

Elizabeth of York- united the hosues- gave her no political influence, had to wait for Popes permission, showed Henry wasnt dependent on his marriage and Elizabeth’s heritage

Question 3

Henrys claim to the throne

Answer 3

weak, several Yorkist had better claims. By winning Bosworth he had right of conquest but his own claim was weak because his mother descended from a once illegitimate branch of the Lancastrians

Question 4

Yorkist rival claimants

Answer 4

Edward, Earl of Warwick, Margaret of Burgundy, Stafford Brothers, Francis Lovell, John and Edmund de la Pole, Richard III

Question 5

Henrys main aim

Answer 5

To maintain a strong hold on the throne and pass it on to his heirs

Question 6

Henry’s crowning

Answer 6

Crowned day before Battle of Bosworth 21st August 1485, meaning all Richards supporters were technically traitors and gave him the right to take things from the Yorkists/ supporters of Richard as they could be tried for treason

Question 7

Henrys coronation

Answer 7

30th October 1485- involved Englands nobles taking a public oath of loyalty- anointed him by God’s grace

Question 8

Heir

Answer 8

Arthur- born in September 1486

Question 9

Parliament meeting

Answer 9

7th November 1485- his authority was not dependent on parliament

Question 10

Edmund de la Pole

Answer 10

genuine claim to the throne- he had lost land so had to pay a 5000 relief and was demoted from Duke to Earl- he fled England for the HRE in 1501 , locked in the tower and executed in 1513

Question 11

Acts of Attainder

Answer 11

an act issued against those who opposed him at the Battle of Bosworth- tried without imprisonmemt

Question 12

Lovell and the Staffords

Answer 12

Fled to Richards III;s stronghold in Yorkshire to raise troops- Lovell escaped and the Staffords fled to colchester abbey and tried to claim sanctuary but were dragged out and tried

Question 13

Lambert Simnel

Answer 13

Pretended to be Earl of warwick, welcomed in Ireland and was crowned King of England there, led to Battle of Stoke 1487 - Henrry gained oath of loyalties- led by Earl of Lincoln

Question 14

Perkin Warbeck

Answer 14

Pretended to be Richard, Duke of York, welcomed in France until the Treaty of Etaples 1492 and later Burgundy
-1497 allied himself to King James IV - landed in England and tried to gain support but failed- executed in 1499 along with Earl of Warwick who had a genuine claim to the throne

Question 15

Henrys approach to kingship

Answer 15

• involved himself in everything- even the details of day- to day government
• checked all account entries himself and liked to double-check info he was given