henry vii

• 1485- Henry engages in Battle of Bosworth. Crowned through Conquest as a Usurper
• Henry vii brought an army of 5000 against Richard iii
• Lord Stanley and Brother William Stanley positioned at the north and supported Henry in his victory
• Henry Vii came from the illegitimate line of John of Guant. Son of Margret Beaufort
• Dated reign day before battle of bosworth so he could fine and imprison the supporters of richard
• Crowned quickly so there was approval from the church and God
• Nobility had to swear an oath of loyalty towards henry
• Had his coronation before meeting Parliament and marriage so, it could not be argued he became king due to these factors.
• 1486-Married Elizabeth of York- United houses of Lancaster and York and gave birth to an heir in 1486- Arthur
• Went on a progress and heard petitions and granted justice. He demonstrated his royal presence
• rewarded patronage to his supported:

  • Lord stanely = earl of oxford
  • Jasper Tudor = Duke of Bedform
  • William stanely = Lord chamberlain
  • John Morton = Lord chancellor and later Archbishop of Canterbury
• Tudor symbols:

  • Tudor rose
  • Beaufort portcullis
• Dealt with Perkin Warbeck

  • France: Treaty of Etaples
  • Burgandy: Trade embargo
  • Scotland: Offered Margret through marriage 


  executed: 1497
• Acts of Attainders: Stripped Titles and land off nobles

  • 138 passed
  • 46 reversed
• Act on illegal retaining: 1485 and 1504

  • £5 per illegal retainer
  • Lord Burgavenney fined £70,000 for 471 men
  • fine his mother
• Bonds and recognisances: Long- term debt to the crown

  • 2/3 of nobles in henry's last decade
  • Lord Burgavenney to pay £5000 over 10 years