Henry VII: Consolidation of Power
Henry VII born 1457
Wars of Roses Start 1455 - 30 years long
Population of England in 1485 3 million
Battle of Tewkesbury - Edward IV regained power, Henry 1471
fled to France
Death of Edward Prince of Wales, Henry VI’s heir
Henry forced to leave Brittany 1484
Henry arrives at Millford Haven 7th August 1485
Battle of Bosworth 22nd August 1485
Nobleman who proclaimed Henry king Lord William Stanley
Date Henry pre-dated reign to 21st August 1485
Number of Knighthoods Henry issued after Bosworth 11
Henry arrives in London 3rd September 1485
Boy kidnapped by Henry and imprisoned in the tower of Earl of Warwick (nephew of Edward IV)
London
Coronation 30th October 1485
First parliament 7th November 1485
Marriage to Elizabeth of York 18th Jan 1486
Elizabeth of York family Daughter of Edward IV
First son Arthur born Sept 1486
Lovell Stafford rebellion Spring 1486
Area where Lovell Stafford rebellion occurred North Riding of Yorkshire (heartland of Richard III’s
support)
Midlands
Lambert simnel rebellion June 1487
Nobleman who organised the Lambert Simnel rebellion John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln
Lambert Simnel crowned king in Ireland May 1487
Person Lambert Simnel was impersonating The earl of Warwick
Army provided by Margaret of burgundy 2000 men
Total army in Lambert Simnel rebellion 6000-8000 men
, Nobleman Henry sent to suppress Lambert Simnel rebellion Earl of Northumberland who supported Richard III
Nobleman who led Henry’s army at the Battle of Stoke field The Earl of oxford
Henry VII: Government
Number of men recorded to have ever attended Henry’s 227
council
Number of regular council members 6-7
Council learned in law first set up 1495
Who set up council learned in law Reginald Bray
Reginald Bray dies, Empson and Dudley take over the 1503
Council Learned in law
When was the star chamber set up 1487
the council for outlying regions set up 1489
Number of parliaments henry called 7
Number in first decade of reign 5
Number in second decade 2
Date of meetings of the great council 1488 to authorise a subsidy for the campaign against
Brittany
1491 to authorise war against France
Number of knighthoods conferred over whole reign 37 including Giles Daubeny
Number of acts of attainder and number of reversals 138, 46 reversed
Number of families giving bonds and recognizances 36/ 62 noble families
Increase in customs duty revenue over reign £33,000 to £40,000 pa
Increase in revenue from crown lands £12000 to £42000
Increase in revenue from wardship £350 to £6,000
Edward IV agreed the French pension 1475
Reversal of act of attainder against Thomas Howard, Earl 1489
of Surrey
Richard Willoughby II forced to pay very large fines and 1502, 1504
bonds
Price of bond Richard Willoughby had to pay to keep peace £500
Henry switched from the exchequer system to the chamber 1493
system to organise finances
Henry VII born 1457
Wars of Roses Start 1455 - 30 years long
Population of England in 1485 3 million
Battle of Tewkesbury - Edward IV regained power, Henry 1471
fled to France
Death of Edward Prince of Wales, Henry VI’s heir
Henry forced to leave Brittany 1484
Henry arrives at Millford Haven 7th August 1485
Battle of Bosworth 22nd August 1485
Nobleman who proclaimed Henry king Lord William Stanley
Date Henry pre-dated reign to 21st August 1485
Number of Knighthoods Henry issued after Bosworth 11
Henry arrives in London 3rd September 1485
Boy kidnapped by Henry and imprisoned in the tower of Earl of Warwick (nephew of Edward IV)
London
Coronation 30th October 1485
First parliament 7th November 1485
Marriage to Elizabeth of York 18th Jan 1486
Elizabeth of York family Daughter of Edward IV
First son Arthur born Sept 1486
Lovell Stafford rebellion Spring 1486
Area where Lovell Stafford rebellion occurred North Riding of Yorkshire (heartland of Richard III’s
support)
Midlands
Lambert simnel rebellion June 1487
Nobleman who organised the Lambert Simnel rebellion John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln
Lambert Simnel crowned king in Ireland May 1487
Person Lambert Simnel was impersonating The earl of Warwick
Army provided by Margaret of burgundy 2000 men
Total army in Lambert Simnel rebellion 6000-8000 men
, Nobleman Henry sent to suppress Lambert Simnel rebellion Earl of Northumberland who supported Richard III
Nobleman who led Henry’s army at the Battle of Stoke field The Earl of oxford
Henry VII: Government
Number of men recorded to have ever attended Henry’s 227
council
Number of regular council members 6-7
Council learned in law first set up 1495
Who set up council learned in law Reginald Bray
Reginald Bray dies, Empson and Dudley take over the 1503
Council Learned in law
When was the star chamber set up 1487
the council for outlying regions set up 1489
Number of parliaments henry called 7
Number in first decade of reign 5
Number in second decade 2
Date of meetings of the great council 1488 to authorise a subsidy for the campaign against
Brittany
1491 to authorise war against France
Number of knighthoods conferred over whole reign 37 including Giles Daubeny
Number of acts of attainder and number of reversals 138, 46 reversed
Number of families giving bonds and recognizances 36/ 62 noble families
Increase in customs duty revenue over reign £33,000 to £40,000 pa
Increase in revenue from crown lands £12000 to £42000
Increase in revenue from wardship £350 to £6,000
Edward IV agreed the French pension 1475
Reversal of act of attainder against Thomas Howard, Earl 1489
of Surrey
Richard Willoughby II forced to pay very large fines and 1502, 1504
bonds
Price of bond Richard Willoughby had to pay to keep peace £500
Henry switched from the exchequer system to the chamber 1493
system to organise finances
