To some extent Henry VII was successful in dealing with the challenges to his royal authority in the years 1485 to 1509. However, there were also limitations to this success. This essay will evaluate Henry’s actions, meaning that a conclusion can be drawn on how effective they in fact were.…
This extract from the Handbook to the Maude Roll is regarding the Yorkist overthrow of the last Lancastrian King. The Canterbury roll, henceforth referred to as the Roll, is written between 1429 and 1433. This is during the reign of the Lancastrian King Henry V. A Yorkist scribe writes our extract at a later date. Shirota identifies this later date as sometime after 1460, but most likely after 1461 because Richard III is identified as Duke of Gloucester. Our extract fits in to the wider context of the Roll in a many ways. Our extract is the justification for the deposition of Henry VI by Edward IV, and is one of many depositions featured throughout the Roll. One of the earliest depositions featured in detail is that of Archigallus, a British King, who is deposed for his violent tyrannical ways. Archigallus is eventually restored for changing his ways and becomes a just king. We can pare our extract with another section of the Roll. There is an earlier extract that talks of Henry Iv, when he was still Henry of Darby, imprisoning Richard II and how he became…
Henry was born in 1491; he was the third child of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Henry was given the title of Prince Henry in 1503 until the passing of his father when he took the title of King Henry VIII in 1509. Henry was quickly thrown into the world of responsibilities and duties of the King of England. He married his eldest brothers widow Katharine of Argon in 1503, before his reign as King started. Henry is one of the most memorable Kings for many reasons, his relations with France throughout the years, executions, and many failed marriages are a few of the events that made Henry so memorable.…
Wanting an annulment from Catherine the Great, Henry VIII created the Anglican Church through the Act of Supremacy in 1534. This marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation in England, and Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s head of the King’s Council, instigated a series of governmental policies including new taxes, growth of royal power in the north of England, closure of monasteries, and elimination of Catholic church lands. In response to Cromwell’s doings, marchers staged protests and armed demonstrations that came to be known as the Pilgrimage of Grace. The religious goals of the participants of the Pilgrimage of Grace discussed the issues of Protestantism and the need for Catholicism to be firmly re-established. The participants also had religious and political concerns about the corruption of the church and Parliament’s authority, resulting in political opposition about treason and government from those supporting Henry VIII.…
As Henry goes more and more into the speech it becomes clear that he is obviously trying to convince the audience of something. The way he convinces his audience is by appealing to their logic, which is a rhetorical device known as logos. The way that Henry utilizes logos in his speech is by asking the audience rhetorical questions. One example of Henry’s rhetorical questions is, “How do we know England will act any different?”, this makes the people wonder, and come to the same conclusion as Henry; the conclusion that if they trust England, again, then the same things will happen. He carefully places each question to have a strong impact on the audience, therefore making the speech more persuasive.…
The power of the Nobility was the most important cause of unrest in the period of 1450 to 1470. ‘How far…
Retaining involved magnates taking men into their service, generally involving the payment of fees and sometimes the granting of a distinctive badge or uniform (livery).…
Thomas Wolsey was Henry's most important minister early in his reign. Wolsey became Archbishop of York in late 1514, was created a cardinal of the Catholic Church the following November, and became Lord Chancellor of the realm in December 1515. Wolsey achieved singular stature in these offices. Since Henry was not so interested in administration as his minister, Wolsey took over many of the duties of kingship, overseeing England's finances and diplomatic relations with other European powers. Henry became extremely dependent on Wolsey, whose zeal and ability as an administrator made him indespensable. Among Henry's contemporaries on the European continent, many considered Wolsey to be the true ruler of England, since it was to him that foreign officials were often directed to address concerns meant for the English king.…
The pursuit of glory and honour outweighed the security of England in deciding Henrician foreign policy. Although Henry’s foreign policy in this period was greatly influenced by his desire for security, both personal and national, there is much historiographical debate as to whether it was the primary motive of his actions abroad. In this essay glory and honour will be dealt with together, although glory tends to be associated with wartime victory, whereas honour is related to the upholding of status and in particular the dignity of Henry VIII - together both of these contribute to the overall prestigious nature of a monarch and are associated heavily with one another in a late Medieval context. Whilst security was consistent with the desires…
How does Henry V demonstrate his ability to make all of his men feel valued and equal? What does he do or say in his speech, while talking to his men? Do you think his men feel valued and equal? If not, why? I will give three examples that show how Henry V demonstrates his men are valued and equal.…
Leaders in today’s work environment are faced with challenges that are similar to challenges faced in the past. Although technology has caused our challenges to be on a broader scale they still represent the same issues that have been faced for years regarding confidence in leadership and how to foster leadership. While in battle Henry V gave his soldiers the freedom of choice to fight with him or if they had the desire to leave, they could. He would not consider them deserters. By doing this he won loyalty and devotion from his men. Henry used rhetoric skill to achieve this result. He did not want his men to leave due to his small army size but he made his men believe the small army size was more…
At one point in time, the Protestant Catholic Church pretty much had all the power in England. The pope had so much power that it is unreal. The man to change this would be King Henry the eighth. The reasons he changed them are honestly hysterical. Who would want to change the history and the power of not only religion, but also the power over everything in England?…
"When [King Henry] speaks, [...] the mute wonder lurketh in men's ears to steal his sweet and honeyed sentences”. He inspires his men at Harfleur to "imitate the action of the tiger [and] conjure up the blood". Only a man of royal bearing preaching Christian values can arouse such patriotism in the hearts and minds of his followers.…
King Henry within the past few acts have shown a great desire to achieve his goal. This suggest that he is very prideful for what his heart is set out for. However, his desires are also fueled by his emotions. More specifically when he encountered the ambassadors in England to make the suggestion of invading England. With the response and poor judgment assessed by the ambassadors in a mocking fashion, King Henry felt the need to prove them wrong and show that his plan for invading France was a worthy decision. In this particular instance, his pride leads him to strive even harder to achieve his goal for invading France. This can partially be due to the fact that Henry is continuously seen or assumed to act like a child. This can drive someone…
There is one concept that has consistently shown up throughout history: use any means to achieve your ends, a concept that has come through many different forms, one of which being the advent of feudalism in the post classical age, specifically in Japan and Western Europe. Unlike in Japan, feudalism rose in Europe as a response to the political fragmentation and invasions following the fall of the Roman Empire; for the Europeans it was necessary for survival. Feudalism, a system based upon a mutually beneficial relationship between a lord and a vassal (or a daimyo and a samurai, as they were called in the Japanese system) in which land and protection is given in exchange for labor and loyalty, was a long-standing political and economic system that survived for many years in many regions of the world. Although the Japanese and European systems were both feudalistic and were similar in some aspects, they differed socially through the social standing of women and peasants, politically through the wars that the regions were or were not engaged in, and religiously through the role that religion played in the government. Though both systems were similar to a certain extent, social roles and gender status were not one in the same in Europe and Japan.…