His first rising failed in 1483, and then in 1485 he tried again in the form of the battle of Bosworth. Henry won the battle and was crowned Henry VII. Henry's success at Bosworth was greatly helped by Lord Stanley, without whom Henry would almost certainly have lost and Richard III would have remained king. This victory at Bosworth helped secure the throne for Henry.
Once Henry was on the throne, it was a tough job for him to keep it. Henry deliberately arranged for his coronation to take place before the first parliament. This is because although he was officially king, it could never be said that parliament made Henry king. He also intended to marry Elizabeth of York, thus finally uniting the two houses of York and Lancaster, but also to further strengthen and justify Henry's claim on the throne. As Henry and Elizabeth were distant cousins it was necessary to apply for papal dispensation, the inevitable delay ensured that no one could say that Henry owed his crown to his wife. When Henry became king he dated the official start of his reign before the battle of Bosworth. He could therefore call Richard's supporters in the battle traitors have then executed for treason.
Before Henry had been on the throne for one whole year there were minor risings. Although now we can see that they are fairly unimportant and not really a threat, it was worrying for Henry at the time as he could not tell if the yorkists would support them or not. The risings started when Henry was travelling north to York to establish his presence as king, and secure their support. As Henry travelled north three lords (Lord Lovel and brothers Lord Thomas Stafford and Lord Humphrey Stafford) broke sanctuary. Lovel travelled north to waylay the king; meanwhile the Stafford's went to stir a rebellion in the west. Henry was aware of this, but in order to show his confidence as king and act like he was not worried he continued to York and sent an armed force to the rebels.
In the novel, Frederic, right after meeting Catherine, clearly states," I knew I did not love her, nor did I have any intentions of ever loving her"(24). ... I really did... Henery is very masculine. ... He felt their pains and sorrows; he had been in that same position once and he knew how bad it was. ... Even through this horrible accident, Henery did not believe in honor, and patriotism. ...
The Tudor Age 1485-1603 Population Changes in the time of the Tudor dynasty: In the year 1348 between 4 and 5 million people lived in England and Wales. ... In general the living standart declined as the population growed: the pressure on the food supplies made the food more expensive the wages of workers lost their finacial force; dropped 57 per cent since 1500 Starvations: 1481-3, 1519-21, 1527-8, 1544-5, 1549-51, 1555-8, 1585-8, 1595-8 caused by poor harvests, bad weather Henry VII 1485-1509 v born in 1457; son of Edmund Tudor and Magret Beaufort v became king of England ...
It was this monster, a fiction generated by Tudor historians to legitimise the reign of Henry VII and the Tudor dynasty, which fired Shakespeare's imagination. What sort of play did Shakespeare create? ... Some critics see the play as Shakespeare's dramatic interrogation of the Tudor myth (see pages 58 and 90), the final working out of the consequences of the seizure of the throne by Henry IV over eighty years before the play opens. ... King Richard III is the last of four plays written by a young Shakespeare that dramatise events between 1455 and 1485: the rivalry between t...
It shows just how power hungry people can be. ... Ironically Richard of York had a better hereditary claim to the throne then Henry VI did. ... With aid from France they defeated Richard at the Battle of Bosworth Field (1485), Richard was killed. Henry Tudor assumed the throne as Henry VII. ... Lander did a very well job showing how The War of the Roses was fought, and beautifully illustrated how important power was between the two houses. ...
She had a very sharp mind, and with this she managed to learn nine different languages. ... After three years of putting up with the situation, Ptolemy and his advisors took over the throne in 48 BC and drove Cleopatra and her sister, Arsinoe, out of the country. ... After Caesar captured Alexandria, Cleopatra again took the throne. Caesar sacrificed a lot to secure that Cleopatra was back in control. These actions indicate how great his infatuation was with the queen and her riches. ...
His abilities made him a power behind the throne under five popes. ... This happened in the year 1073, due to the death of Pope Alexander II, after ruling for 12 years. ... ( taken from www.catholicism.org/OGP/pope_chapter6.html)" And so Deacon Hildebrand became Pope Gregory VII. During the election of Pope Gregory VII, on the throne of Charlemagne, sat a cruel king with screwed up morals, Henry IV. Pope Gregory VII knew of the king wickedness, but did not act against him amedeatly, he gave him many chances to reform. ...
Research Assignment THE TUDOR FAMILY The Tudor Family was a famous family that ruled England from 1485 until 1603. The first ruler of the Tudor Family was King Henry VII of Lancaster he won his crown by defeating King Richard III of York and ending the Wars of the Roses. King Henry VII also married Richard III's daughter Elizabeth of York and reunited the families of Lancaster and York. King Henry VII restored order to England after 30 years of civil war and the nation took its first steps towards becoming one of the major powers of the world. ... After Mary was ...
Then he named Alexandria after himself. ... C., Cleopatra's older sister stole the throne. ... Cleopatra went to live as Caesar's mistress in Rome after her brother and her had the government secured. ... They did not see each other for four years. ... Antony did not divorce Octavia until 31 B.C. ...
Henry VIII 1485-1509 1. What problems did Henry face during his rule? ... A few of these people were the "pretenders" to the throne. ... Despite all these problems, he managed to have a son to be his heir and he managed to stay alive until his children had grown up. 2. ... After many years, the poorer people were benefiting in little ways. ...
