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When was Henry crowned ?

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1485

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3 strands of debate - first

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-advent of tudors led to establishment of ‘new monarchy’

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-second

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-role of monarchy + government in carrying religous change

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third

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-role of monarchy in politics

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dei gratia

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-by the will of God - how tudors monarchs rules

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Rex et Lex + Lex est Rex’

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-the king is law and law is the king == no monarch could afford to behave above law

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Royal Perogative

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-rights + priveleges of moanrch – making war , negotiate treaties + call parliament on / off

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what were the limits of the monarchy ?

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-not levy taxes or make laws to Henry VII had to frame his schism from law in English Statue Law

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what did historian John Guy say about Henry VII ?

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-‘he could be ruthless + severe, but was neither bloodthirsty nor egotistical ‘

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Historian views on Henry VII?

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John Guy ‘ fascinating threatening and soemtimes morbid , egoism + self righteousness sprang from fusion of an able but second rate mind - inferiority complex’

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when was the battle of Bosworth ?

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-22 August 1485 - lancastrian victory - richard III dead

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1542 Chronicle wrote what about Henry VII’s claim

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-‘Henry VII was by right and just title of inheritance, and by divine providence crowned and proclaimed King’

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Henry’s maternal claim to the throne + issues

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-mother, Margaret Beaufort - great great grandaughter of edward III – however line of descent came from John of Gaunt’s mistress Katherine Swynford

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Paternal claim + issues

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-half nephew of henry VI due to mother marriage to Henry V - but father was owen tudor - not of noble descent

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what did Henry VI do that strengthens henry’s claim ?

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Henry VI legitimises Jasper and Edmund Tudor (half brothers) - strengthens Henry VII claim

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what did Henry do to make up for weakened claim ?

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-combined two roses of house of lancaster + york - appeared as if he was unifying houses and portrayed Richard III as illegitimate usurper – propoganda meant not many questioned (chronicle above see)

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what did Bacon say about henry VII – implies ?

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-‘a wonder for wise men, his pleasures , there is no news of them ‘ - admired ofr intellectual ability but colourless lifestyle

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3 ways Henry legitimised his position

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-dated beginning of reign before bosworth // 1486 marris elizabeth of york to unite houses

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lord lovell and stafford rebellion - background

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-ambush henry on journey north

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support for lord lovell and staffords

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-No foreign support - only dozens in england

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why was henry able to overcome lovell threat

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-no strong leadership + lack of alt. king

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who was lambert simnel - rebellion organised by

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-impersonated eal of warwick - pretender // richard symonds priest + john de la pole

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foreign support for lambert

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-margaret of burgundy - accepts lambert as nephew - prove dislike to henry / john de la pole –> unnerving for henry as ppl supported pretender “- earl kildare proclaims simnel king in dublin “

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why was henry able to overcome simnel threat

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-battle of stoke 1487 - 12,000 herny vs 8,000 york - henry victorious overpowered simnel

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signif of simnel rebellion
-progressed to battle / nov 1487 parliament targets nobility
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perkin warbeck where did warbeck go and so where as a result
-rejected in kildare due to simnel --> charles VIII recieves as prince in france 1492 + margaret of burgundy
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where did perkin warbeck go in 1495 + who made him heir
-1495- marries lady catherine gordon in scotland w/ king james IV --> maximilian of holy roman empire makes him heir
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how did Henry deal w/ threat of Perkin Warbeck ?
-nov 1492 - treaty etaples w/ charles - no rebels housed / imposes trade ban on margaret of burgundy
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why did edmund de la pole earl of suffolk revolt ?
-strips him of inheriting fathers ducal title - grudge - forced to attend ordinary court in 1499 (embarassing)
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where did edmund de la pole go ?
calais due to army then to holy roman empire
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where were the 2 standing english armies?
-scotland (Hammes) + calais (Guisnes)
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edmund de la pole goes to who? and henry does what ?
-freak storm - phillip burgundy travels to claim spanish throen + shipwrecked in england - accpets £138,000 for edmund
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OP : who was the most severe threat to henry ?
edmund de la pole -- deeply rooted grudge / widely recognised yorkist pretender / henry humiliated himself in attempting to retain edmund
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extra points on edmund de la pole being most signif
-support from Tyrell Gov.Guines (fort in france) + 1499-1505 henry's psyche worn form rebellions + death of heir Arthur + Elizabeth of york adds gravity to situation
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Yorkshire rebellion causes 1489
- henry raised income tax for war w/ france widespread resentment - £27,0000 / £100,0000
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yorkshire rebellion events 1489
-E.Northumberland puts case to king - failed + killed be rebels
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yorkshire rebellion - solved
- early surrey defeats rebels -- loyalty guaranteed as restoration E.Anglian estates rested on success
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yorkshire rebellion consequences
-henry doesn't get money + rebels win
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cornwall 1497 rebellion - causes
-heavy tax to finances resistance for James IV + Warbeck expected invasion - independent cornish = angry
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events of cornwall rebellion
15,000 reach london
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consequences + signif of cornish
1,000 died + defeated - unconnected uprising - henry too focused on other threats to throne so rebellion allowed to escalate
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what does Henry's reign mark the end of?
-end of independent feudal nobility and beginning of service nobility
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example of henry's leniancy in dealing w/ nobility ?
-Sir Thomas howard - attained +imprisoned after bosworth
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what happened to sir thomas Howard?
-1487 refused to escape tower in plot + earnt estates back 1492 - supressing yorkshire rebellions
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how many new earls did henry create compared to Edward IV
edward made 9, henry made 3
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why did henry create so little earls (peerage)
-limited noble class = easier control + loss of income as crown lands had to be given
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peerage shrank from 62 at beginning of reign to
-42 by end of reign
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what did T.B Pugh say on peerage?
Royal intervention far more effective than failure of male heirs in diminishing magnate families'
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what was a reward used by henry ? - how did it help him to maintain power ?
-order of the garter - 37 new knights but no power / land given
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why did Henry want to curb retaining ?
--helped to perpetuate war of the roses
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two sets of retainers acts by Henry when - explain why?
-1487 - parliament vow to not retain illegally (start of a reign so gain control)/ 1504 stricter - death Arthur + Elizabeth feels vulnerable
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what was the biggest diff in attitude to retaining between edward +henry ?
-henry indicted those closest to him (kings mother, lady margaret in 1504)> edward turned a blind eye
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example of henry's use of bonds
-Lord Dacre forced into a bond of £2000 in 1506
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who did Henry give forfeited crown lands to ?
-lawyers + members of privy chamber (gentry) - couldn't gain too much power
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how did Henry help to strengthen royal finances? (3)
-re organise financial admin / exploit ordinary reveneue / increase extraordinary revenue
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how did henry keep stability in his council ?
-trustworthy councillors in power until death e.g. Lord chancellor John Morton for 14 yrs
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why was council learned of the law resented?
-controlled fiscal matters with NO JURY - key lawyers were epsom + Dudley
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what were henry's new gentry + middle class ministers referred to as ?
-the 'new men' ushering in a 'new monarchy' --'lesser men more beholden to the King' - historian Steven Gunn
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example of yorkist nobility in henrys councils
-thomas howard loord treasurer in 1501 after release from tower
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what did Perkin Warbeck refer to henry's new men(e.g. sir reginald bray) as
-'villains of simple birth'
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henry also used new men as ?
-in exploiting lands to gain money he need experienced lawyers +auditors
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what did henry reward Jasper Tudor with>
-duke of bedford
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evidence to show henry was moving away from 1 magnate controlling a region towards end of his reign?
-death of jasper tudor + arthir in 1502 - wales controlled by council ran by unpowerful william smyth bishop coventry
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council of the north - how heavily controlled by henry ?
-HEAVILY - official on council william sever had to maintain regular contact w/ sir reginald bray in london
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why did henry trust wales more ? - evidence to show ?
-family links from owent tudor - jasper tudor in charge but welshmen e.g. Sir Rhys Ap Thomas govern SW Wales
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why was henry weary of ireland so what did he do?
-had recognised simnel + warbeck -- prince henry lord lieutenant + Poynings (advisor) as deputy
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what law did Poynings pass ?
-Poynings Law - no law passed w/o kings approval 1494
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ireland in short + long term ?
-ST- prevent unathroised irish council that reciognises pretenders -LT-henry returns to earlier policy ruling ireland through chieftains + Earl of Kildare reinstated
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whose power ddi henry increase + why
-JPS + sheriffs who owed offices to king - local nobility could not develop too much power
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what did the sherrifs (police) become ?
eyes and ears' of monarch in every county
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what did every hundred (subdivision of a county) need
- a high constable + every parish a petty constable
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weaknesses of henry's law enforcement system
-dependent on goodwill of officials - system paid servants would have been more effective but too expensive
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how often was paraliament summoned ?
-7 times
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why was parliament summoned so little?
-did not need taxes as foreign polciy avoided abroard campaigns / did not need large legisaltion - policies e.g. act of attainder subdue politcal opponenst

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