Henry VII

• Henry VII was personally religious. He founded three religious houses and built the new chapel at the eastern end of Westminster Abbey, originally to house the former Lancastrian king Henry VI.
• Innocent also proclaimed that rebels against Henry were excommunicated by definition
• Pope Julius II granted a special dispensation to allow Catherine of Aragon to marry her brother-in-law (Prince Henry) after the death of her husband Arthur in 1502
• Henry VII was personally religious. He founded three religious houses and built the new chapel at the eastern end of Westminster Abbey, originally to house the former Lancastrian king Henry VI
• The regions

  • Henry was content to allow the nobles their regional influence if they were loyal to him and stayed within the law
  • The nobility was largely excluded from government and the court
  • Henry VII used JPs on a large, nationwide scale. They were appointed for every shire and served for a year at a time
  • Their chief task was to see that the laws of the country were obeyed in their area. Their powers and numbers steadily increased during the time of the Tudors