Henry VII Government

Question 1

Question 1
What are the factors of Henry VII Government?

Answer 1

• Henry’s Claim & Establishing his right.
• Nobility.
• Pretenders.
• Finance.
• Foreign Policy.
• Systems of Government

Question 2

Question 2
What are some supporting facts for the factor Henry’s Claim & Establishing his right?

Answer 2

• Weak Claim came via Mother Margaret Beaufort.
• 31st October 1485 - Crowned King, makes Nobles swear oath of loyalty.
• 18th January 1486 - Marries Elizabeth of York who provides an heir in Septamber 1486.
• Rewards his supporters John de Vere becomes Earl of Oxford.

Question 3

Question 3
What are some supporting facts for the factor Handling the Nobility?

Answer 3

• Order of the Garter - Makes 37 Knights of the Garter, E.g. Earl of Oxford.
• Acts of Attainders - Stripped Nobles of land & titles, E.g. stripped 138 Nobles.
• 1504 Acts of Attainders - Made retaining illegal, £5 a month for illegal retaining.
• 1486 Restoration of Resumption - restored the Crown lands, made Henry a powerful landowner & King.

Question 4

Question 4
What are some supporting facts for the factor Handling the Pretenders?

Answer 4

• Simnel got support from Earl of Lincoln John de la Pole.
• Warbeck got a pension from Scottish & a marriage to the King’s cousin in 1495.
• Battle of Stoke in 1589.
• Had Warwick & Warbeck executed in 1499.
• Dealt with Simnel by presenting the real Warwick in late 1480s.

Question 5

Question 5
What are some supporting facts for the factor Handling of Finance?

Answer 5

• 1503 Survey of the King’s ward - Increased finance from £350 to £6000 a year.
• Introduced Coastal trade certificates - £33,000 to £40,000.
• 1489 Yorkshire Rebellion - caused via Henry raising money for Brittany campaign.
• 1497 Cornish Rebellion - caused as Henry tried to raise money to stop Perkin Warbeck invasion.

Question 6

Question 6
What are some supporting facts for the factor Handling of Foreign Policy?

Answer 6

• 1502 Treaty of Perpetual peace - agreed with Scotland in 1502 & daughter Margaret married James IV in 1503.
• 1489 Treaty of Medina del Campo - Prince Arthur married Catherine of Aragon in 1501.
• After a trade embargo in 1496 with Holy Roman Empire Intercursus Magnus reopened trade.
• 1506 Intercursus Malus failed.

Question 7

Question 7
What are some supporting facts for the factor Handling of Governmental systems?

Answer 7

• Council of Wales revived 1493 - Allowed for increased control of Wales.
• 1504 Parliament agreed to grant him $40,000 instead of the £90,000 he had asked for.
• 1495 Council of the Learned - Empson & Dudley collected bonds & recognisances from Nobles.
• 227 men recroded as attending Privy Council in his reign. Only 6 or 7 at a time though.