How Did Henry VII Manage to Secure the Throne After 1485?.
In this essay I will be trying to find out exactly how and when Henry VII secured the throne for himself, also to finally conclude by deciding when Henry, himself, felt secure on the throne. I will be analysing and evaluating the methods he used to secure the throne such as victory at the Battle of Bosworth, his marriage to Elizabeth of York, how he dealt with the minor risings of Lovel and Stafford, problems with pretenders to the throne Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck and other rebellions in 1489 and 1497.
Henry's claim to the throne by inheritance was weak. It was through his mother's marriage to one of the sons of Edward III, that Henry had based his claim; despite the fact that his mother, Margaret Beaufort had divorced the king's son. Henry was the son of Margaret Beaufort and Edmund Tudor. Henry VII also claimed royal blood on his father's side, whose mother was a French princess and had been married to Henry V before marrying Owen Tudor. This is his first problem in securing the throne; his claim was weak.
At the time before Henry VII's reign were bad times for England; they lacked a good strong king. Because there was no good king and strong figure of authority the country was prone to rebellions and was at risk from invasion. In 1483 Edward IV died suddenly leaving only his 12-year-old son (also called Edward) as heir to the throne. Because he was so young, Edward IV's brother, Richard, was to be Protector and rule the country on young Edward V's behalf until he was old enough to do so himself. However, Edward V's reign was very short lived. This is because his uncle and Protector took the throne and became Richard III. Edward IV's children disappeared into the tower of London (many people assumed that they were dead, however, it was never discovered what happen to them). Desperate for a new leader people were forced to turn to Henry Tudor.
In the novel, Frederic, right after meeting Catherine, clearly states," I knew I did not love her, nor did I have any intentions of ever loving her"(24). ... I really did... Henery is very masculine. ... He felt their pains and sorrows; he had been in that same position once and he knew how bad it was. ... Even through this horrible accident, Henery did not believe in honor, and patriotism. ...
The Tudor Age 1485-1603 Population Changes in the time of the Tudor dynasty: In the year 1348 between 4 and 5 million people lived in England and Wales. ... In general the living standart declined as the population growed: the pressure on the food supplies made the food more expensive the wages of workers lost their finacial force; dropped 57 per cent since 1500 Starvations: 1481-3, 1519-21, 1527-8, 1544-5, 1549-51, 1555-8, 1585-8, 1595-8 caused by poor harvests, bad weather Henry VII 1485-1509 v born in 1457; son of Edmund Tudor and Magret Beaufort v became king of England ...
It was this monster, a fiction generated by Tudor historians to legitimise the reign of Henry VII and the Tudor dynasty, which fired Shakespeare's imagination. What sort of play did Shakespeare create? ... Some critics see the play as Shakespeare's dramatic interrogation of the Tudor myth (see pages 58 and 90), the final working out of the consequences of the seizure of the throne by Henry IV over eighty years before the play opens. ... King Richard III is the last of four plays written by a young Shakespeare that dramatise events between 1455 and 1485: the rivalry between t...
It shows just how power hungry people can be. ... Ironically Richard of York had a better hereditary claim to the throne then Henry VI did. ... With aid from France they defeated Richard at the Battle of Bosworth Field (1485), Richard was killed. Henry Tudor assumed the throne as Henry VII. ... Lander did a very well job showing how The War of the Roses was fought, and beautifully illustrated how important power was between the two houses. ...
She had a very sharp mind, and with this she managed to learn nine different languages. ... After three years of putting up with the situation, Ptolemy and his advisors took over the throne in 48 BC and drove Cleopatra and her sister, Arsinoe, out of the country. ... After Caesar captured Alexandria, Cleopatra again took the throne. Caesar sacrificed a lot to secure that Cleopatra was back in control. These actions indicate how great his infatuation was with the queen and her riches. ...
His abilities made him a power behind the throne under five popes. ... This happened in the year 1073, due to the death of Pope Alexander II, after ruling for 12 years. ... ( taken from www.catholicism.org/OGP/pope_chapter6.html)" And so Deacon Hildebrand became Pope Gregory VII. During the election of Pope Gregory VII, on the throne of Charlemagne, sat a cruel king with screwed up morals, Henry IV. Pope Gregory VII knew of the king wickedness, but did not act against him amedeatly, he gave him many chances to reform. ...
Research Assignment THE TUDOR FAMILY The Tudor Family was a famous family that ruled England from 1485 until 1603. The first ruler of the Tudor Family was King Henry VII of Lancaster he won his crown by defeating King Richard III of York and ending the Wars of the Roses. King Henry VII also married Richard III's daughter Elizabeth of York and reunited the families of Lancaster and York. King Henry VII restored order to England after 30 years of civil war and the nation took its first steps towards becoming one of the major powers of the world. ... After Mary was ...
Then he named Alexandria after himself. ... C., Cleopatra's older sister stole the throne. ... Cleopatra went to live as Caesar's mistress in Rome after her brother and her had the government secured. ... They did not see each other for four years. ... Antony did not divorce Octavia until 31 B.C. ...
Henry VIII 1485-1509 1. What problems did Henry face during his rule? ... A few of these people were the "pretenders" to the throne. ... Despite all these problems, he managed to have a son to be his heir and he managed to stay alive until his children had grown up. 2. ... After many years, the poorer people were benefiting in little ways. ...