How did Henery VII manage to secure the throne after 1485

In this essay I will be trying to find out exactly how and when Henry VII secured the throne for himself, also to finally conclude by deciding when Henry, himself, felt secure on the throne. I will be analysing and evaluating the methods he used to secure the throne such as victory at the Battle of Bosworth, his marriage to Elizabeth of York, how he dealt with the minor risings of Lovel and Stafford, problems with pretenders to the throne Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck and other rebellions in 1489 and 1497.

Henry’s claim to the throne by inheritance was weak. It was through his mother’s marriage to one of the sons of Edward III, that Henry had based his claim; despite the fact that his mother, Margaret Beaufort had divorced the king’s son. Henry was the son of Margaret Beaufort and Edmund Tudor. Henry VII also claimed royal blood on his father’s side, whose mother was a French princess and had been married to Henry V before marrying Owen Tudor. This is his first problem in securing the throne; his claim was weak.

At the time before Henry VII’s reign were bad times for England; they lacked a good strong king. Because there was no good king and strong

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