HVII's consolidation of power

Question 1

In what year did Elizabeth of York and Henry VII get married?

Answer 1

18th January 1486

Question 2

What did the marriage achieve?

Answer 2

It reconciled a divided England and united the houses of York and Lancaster. The White Rose and the Red Rose combined to create the Tudor Rose.

Question 3

What did this marriage ensure?

Answer 3

It ensured that Henry’s kingship didn’t rely on his wife’s claim to the throne. (His wife’s claim was stronger than his. His claim came from his mothers bloodline)

Question 4

What event on the 20th September 1489 secured the Tudor dynasty?

Answer 4

The birth of Prince Arthur. He was the embodiment of the Tudor Rose and was based on the mythical king Arthur of England

Question 5

When did Henry date his reign and what did this achieve?

Answer 5

He dated his reign from 21st August 1485 (the day before the Battle of Bosworth). This ensures that anyone on the Yorkist side would be labelled as a traitor.

Question 6

By winning the Battle, what did Henry prove?

Answer 6

He had proven himself to be a strong soldier and a successful soldier. People believed that he had God on his side.

Question 7

What was the Act of Attainder?

Answer 7

The Act of Attainder was a bill that was aimed at Yorkists who fought at Bosworth. It ensured that all land that they owned went to the crown.

Question 8

When did Henry’s coronation take place?

Answer 8

On the 30th October 1485 before his first Parliamentary meeting on 7th November. This demonstrated that his claim was based on hereditary and not due to Parliament.

Question 9

What did Parliament grant Henry?

Answer 9

It granted him taxation on imports and exports. (Tonnage and poundage)

Question 10

Why was the Tudor Rose the important emblem in Tudor history?

Answer 10

It indicated Henry stamping his mark on England.

Question 11

When was the Tudor Sovereign released?

Answer 11

It was released in 1489 and had Henry’s image on the back of it. He was the first king to do this and it showed his wealth and importance. On the reverse was a Tudor Rose.

Question 12

What is a Magnate?

Answer 12

Somebody who’s part of the higher ranking nobility.

Question 13

What are Prerogative Rights?

Answer 13

The rights or powers which the monarch would exercise without requiring the consent of Parliament

Question 14

What is a Bureaucrat?

Answer 14

A synonym for ‘administrator’.

Question 15

What is a Courtier?

Answer 15

A person who is a member of the king’s court.

Question 16

What is the Lord Chamberlain?

Answer 16

They had access to the king and was a huge privilege to be awarded this.

Question 17

What is the Privy Chamber?

Answer 17

It was a retreat for the king and his most intimate servants. It made it difficult for those who lost the king’s favours to regain his support.

Question 18

What is extraordinary revenue?

Answer 18

It was taxation that was granted to enable the king to wage war.

Question 19

What are fifteenths and tenths?

Answer 19

It was a form of taxation imposed upon the alleged value of a taxpayer’s goods.

Question 20

What are Feudal Dues?

Answer 20

All possible sources of income owed to the king

Question 21

What is a bond?

Answer 21

A bond is an agreement with legal force.

Question 22

What is a wardship?

Answer 22

This is when the king takes control of land when a minor inherited it and oversaw it until that minor came of age.

Question 23

What are the Statute of Uses?

Answer 23

This was originally conceived by Henry VIII as a way to rectify his financial problems by simplifying the law of uses, which moved land outside the royal tax revenue, traditionally gathered through seisin.

Question 24

When did the Battle of Bosworth occur?

Answer 24

22nd August 1485. Henry defeated Richard III and was declared king by Lord Stanley.

Question 25

Was there a threat to Henry’s throne?

Answer 25

No. Richard III was extremely unlikeable and had no heir. Henry’s victory had shown him to be a very successful soldier to the people of England.

Question 26

What is the divine right of kings?

Answer 26

It’s a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy. Asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the right to rule directly from the will of God.

Question 27

What event occurred in 1503?

Answer 27

Henry had arranged the marriage of his daughter, Margaret Tudor, to James IV of Scotland in order to secure peace between the two countries.

Question 28

What treaty with France opened up trade between the two countries and allowed Henry to consolidate his position?

Answer 28

Treaty of London (1518)

Question 29

What was the Magnus Intercursus?

Answer 29

It was a treaty between the Netherlands and Britain which secured England’s textile exports.

Question 30

What happened in 1502?

Answer 30

The 15-year-old Arthur died suddenly at Ludlow Castle.

Question 31

How did HVII come into power?

Answer 31

He came into power through his mother’s line of royalty, Lady Margaret Beaufort.