Henry VII - Securing The Throne

Question 1

Short-Term - Uniting the two houses of York and Lancaster

Answer 1

• 25 Nov 1487 - Married Elizabeth of York
• Elizabeth’s older sister Cecily is married to the Yorkist Ralph Scrope of Upsall, this was annulled and Cecily married Lancastrian Viscount Welles (Henry’s half uncle)

Question 2

Short-Term - Claiming control of all Yorkist land

Answer 2

1486 - Act of Resumption - recovers all property granted by the Crown since 1455

Question 3

Short-Term - Predating the reign

Answer 3

Date of his first day of reign is changed to 21st August 1485 (before Bosworth) - could now legally punish those who fought against him as traitors

Question 4

Dealing with Yorkists - Earl of Warwick

Answer 4

(Strongest Yorkist claimant) is locked in the tower at only ten years old and is executed in 1499

Question 5

Dealing with Yorkists - Thomas Howard

Answer 5

Released from the Tower in 1489 to help put down a Yorkshire Rebellion and control the North East of England – eventually earns Henry’s trust and earns his lands back

Question 6

Dealing with Yorkists - Francis Lovell

Answer 6

Remains a firm Yorkist and assists many rebellions until his disappearance in 1487

Question 7

Dealing with Yorkists - Earl of Northumberland

Answer 7

Briefly imprisoned – appointed as “Warden of the Middle and East Marches”, a key position in the North

Question 8

Short-Term - Rewarding Jasper Tudor

Answer 8

-Henry’s uncle. Granted the roles of:

• Duke of Bedford
• Chief Justice of Wales
• Constable of all royal castles in Wales
• Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Question 9

Marriages

Answer 9

Elizabeth’s sister Cecily married to Henry’s half-uncle Viscount Welles

Question 10

Dealing with Yorkists - Sir William Stanley

Answer 10

Richard’s traitor - made Lord Chamberlain

Question 11

Calling of the first Parliament

Answer 11

7th November 1485

Question 12

Birth of Arthur

Answer 12

19th September 1485