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Henry's date of birth |
28th January 1457 |
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Where was Henry in exile? |
Brittany |
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When was the Battle of Bosworth? |
22nd October 1485 |
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What happened at the Battle of Bosworth? |
Henry's forces were outnumbered by Richards and Richards troops were also better equipped. The battle only lasted 3 hours before Richard decided to strike Henry however Henry's uncle saw and stepped in where his cavalry of 500 men fought Richards 100 men to the death. The crown was then taken off Richards head and placed on Henry's |
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What kind of King was Henry described as? |
A miser King |
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What were Henry's six aims? |
Legitimise his rule, secure succession, re-establish the power of the crown, maintain law and order, achieve solvency and gain recognition from overseas rulers |
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When did Henry date the beginning of his rule? |
The day before the Battle of Bosworth (21st August 1485) - this meant he could declare Richard III's supporters and their land would become property of the crown |
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When was Henry's coronation? |
30th October 1485 - this was before the first meeting of parliament and so it meant that it could never be said that it was parliament who made him King (Henry could claim he owed the crown to nobody else) |
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When did Henry marry Elizabeth? |
January 18th 1486 - this was because Henry had to wait for a Papal dispensation as he and Elizabeth were cousins - this delay meant that no one could say that he owed the crown to his wife |
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Why did Henry establish good relations with the Pope? |
So that the Pope issued a Papal Bull declaring he would excommunicate anyone who challenged the validity of Henry's marriage |
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What did Henry use as propaganda? |
The Tudor Rose |
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When was the Lovell Rebellion? |
April 1486 |
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When was the Simnel rebellion? |
1486-1487 |
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How many times did Parliament meet in the years of Henry's reign? |
7 times |
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What was the role of the Kings Council? |
They would advise the King on policy, frame letters, give out warrants,proclamations and all documents to execute the Kings will |
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How many men were in the Kings Council? |
4-7 men |
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When was the Council Learned in the Law set up? |
1487 |
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What was the Council Learned in the Law? |
It acted as a debt collecting agency and they drew up bonds and recognisances |
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Who had joint leadership of the Council Learned in the Law after 1504? |
Sir Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley |
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How did Henry control the nobility? |
Using acts of attainder, laws against retaining and bonds and recognisances |
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What was the Privy Chamber? |
It handled the royal household and Henry VII's personal finances - it increased in use under Henry's reign |
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What was ordinary revenue? |
The money the King was expected to live on - it came from.crown lands, profits of justice e.g fines and feudal dues |
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What was ordinary revenue? |
The money the King was expected to live on - it came from.crown lands, profits of justice e.g fines and feudal dues |
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What was extraordinary revenue? |
Money subjects were expected to provide in times of need e.g war - it came from taxes levied by parliament, feudal aid, gifts from foreign aid and clerical taxes from the church |
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What were crown lands? |
This was a key way Henry maximised his income - Henry inherited all York and Lancaster lands and reclaimed land that had been granted by other monarchs |
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How much did Crown lands increase Henry's finance? |
From 29,000 to 42,000 |
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What were feudal dues? |
They were paid by those who held land from the King to avoid military service, for services from the King such as wardship, arranging their msrriages and livery and fines |
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Why did Henry request a parliamentary grant in 1489? |
To go to war with France |
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Why did Henry request a parliamentary grant in 1489? |
To go to war with France |
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What were benevolences? |
A forced loan that would not be repaid |
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Why did Henry request a parliamentary grant in 1489? |
To go to war with France |
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What were benevolences? |
A forced loan that would not be repaid |
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In the years 1485-1492 what were Henry's foreign policy aims? |
This phase was largely about developing diplomacy in order to avoid conflict and focus attention on securing the Tudor succession |
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When was the Treaty of Medina del Campo formed? |
1489 |
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What did the Treaty of Medina del Campo include? |
It was a marriage alliance between Arthur and Catherine of Aragon and it was also agreed that Spain would not support pretenders and there was a dowry of 100000 gold crowns |
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What did the Treaty of Medina del Campo include? |
It was a marriage alliance between Arthur and Catherine of Aragon and it was also agreed that Spain would not support pretenders and there was a dowry of 100000 gold crowns |
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When did Arthur and Catherine marry? |
14th November 1501 |
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What did the Treaty of Medina del Campo include? |
It was a marriage alliance between Arthur and Catherine of Aragon and it was also agreed that Spain would not support pretenders and there was a dowry of 100000 gold crowns |
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When did Arthur and Catherine marry? |
14th November 1501 |
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When did Arthur die? |
April 1502 |
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What did the Treaty of Medina del Campo include? |
It was a marriage alliance between Arthur and Catherine of Aragon and it was also agreed that Spain would not support pretenders and there was a dowry of 100000 gold crowns |
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When did Arthur and Catherine marry? |
14th November 1501 |
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When did Arthur die? |
April 1502 |
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When did queen Elizabeth die? |
February 1503 |
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What did the Treaty of Medina del Campo include? |
It was a marriage alliance between Arthur and Catherine of Aragon and it was also agreed that Spain would not support pretenders and there was a dowry of 100000 gold crowns |
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When did Arthur and Catherine marry? |
14th November 1501 |
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When did Arthur die? |
April 1502 |
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When did queen Elizabeth die? |
February 1503 |
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When was the Treaty of Etaples? |
1492 |
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What did the Treaty of Etaples involve? |
Henry received 50,000 gold crowns per year and to not support pretenders |
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When was the League of Cambria? |
1508 |