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1
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What three main challenges did Henry VII face when he became king?

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  • He needed money (running a kingdom is expensive)
  • He needed foreign allies (in case England was threatened)
  • He needed supporters in England
2
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How did Henry VII get money from those who fought against him?

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He fined some of the people who fought against him and took away their land.

3
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How did Henry make money from new foreign allies?

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When he signed a treaty (agreement) with a foreign country, he demanded a payment from them

4
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How did Henry use the tax system to make money?

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Henry employed some clever men to look up old taxes and laws. He fined people who had been avoiding these laws or not paying their taxes.

5
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Why was there so much money to be made from taxes and fines?

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There had been many years of war so lots of people hadn’t been obeying these rules.

6
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How did Henry make money from his nobles?

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Sometimes he demanded his nobles lend him money

7
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How did Henry get money from cities?

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He demanded that cities raise money for him.

8
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Give an example of when a city raised money for Henry

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In 1492 London raised £9000 to pay for Henry’s war with France

9
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Was Henry’s approach to getting money universally popular?

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No - lots of people disliked it.

10
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What did Sir Francis Bacon say about Henry VII?

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That he was feared and respected - but not loved.

11
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How much money did Henry VII leave to his son, Henry VIII?

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£4,500,000 - an unbelievably large sum in that time

12
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Who did Henry sign a treaty with in 1492?

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Charles VIII, King of France

13
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What did the 1492 treaty with France mean?

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The 1492 treaty meant there was peace between England and France

14
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What did Henry VII do about Ireland?

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He extended English control over Ireland. This meant all news Irish laws had to be agreed by Henry VII. It also meant all English laws would apply in Ireland.

15
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Who did Henry VII signed a trade treaty with?

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Flanders (now in Belgium)

16
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What did Henry VII’s trade treaty mean?

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That England could trade with Flanders and make some money.

17
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Who did Henry VII marry his son, Arthur, to?

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A Spanish princess (Catherine of Aragon).

18
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Who did Henry VII marry his daughter, Margaret, to?

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James IV of Scotland

19
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Why were these marriages to important?

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They meant that Spain and Scotland were much less likely to attack England.

20
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Overall, did Henry succeed in his foreign policy?

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Yes:

  • He took steps so that Scotland, France, Ireland and Spain were less likely to attack England
  • He didn’t fight any expensive major wars
  • His reign was mostly peaceful
21
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What was the main way Henry VII aimed to get support in England?

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People were fed up of war so he aimed to get their support by ensuring peace was kept and that laws were obeyed.

22
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What were the Justices of the Peace?

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Important local people who were given the chance to run their neighborhood and make sure laws were being obeyed.

23
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What was the Court of Star Chamber?

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The most powerful court in the land

24
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What did Henry VII give to the Court of Star Chamber?

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More powers - such as torture - to deal with rebellion and lawlessness.

25
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What did the increased powers of the Court of Star Chamber mean?

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It meant that problems in England were dealt with quickly. This meant lots of people enjoyed Henry being king.

26
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How did Henry get support from nobles?

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Henry executed most of the nobles who fought against him (or he took away their power).

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What did Henry’s firm dealing with nobles mean?

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It meant that the only nobles with any power were ones who supported Henry VII

28
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Overall, what did people think of Henry VII?

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They thought he was a tough king. They either liked that or feared it.