caution/realism

• Henry's policies were cautious and realistic, he understood that foreign wars were the largest reason for the poverty of previous kings, and exploited his legal rights to claim special payments from his nobles.
• By receiving money from the nobles, H7 swelled his treasury and reminded them of his control over them. however H7 also overlooked his claims when it was necessary to win support.
• Henry spent extravagantly very rarely, but after the deaths of Arthur (1502) and Elizabeth (1503), he became money obsessed due to his paranoia. His income was nearly 20 times greater than that of the wealthiest nobles
• despite H7's accumulation fo wealth, he was still only gaining £113,000 per year compared to the £800,000 of France.