Threat of Henry Tudor Flashcards
what was HT’s claim
-weak claim through an illegitimate female heir (father was HVI’s stepbrother)
why was HT in exile in the first place
-stayed with his uncle Jasper Tudor and feared he would be killed due to his claim
how did HT’s mother, Margaret Beaufort help his claim
-gave him royal blood
-prominent in the courts with powerful marriage to Lord Stanley and negotiated with EIV to let him back (EIV dies before) and EWoodville to marry Elizabeth of York to him
did EIV see HT as a threat
-slightly; invited him to marry one of his daughters, for nefarious reasons probably
-still powerful and consolidated his authority, negotiated to let him back (died tho)
why would Yorkists prefer HT
-many were Edwardian loyalists and believed RIII killed the princes in the tower
-dislike of RIII’s rule, HT next best option
