The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. [George Bernard Shaw]
Innovation is the process of creating something new. Innovation is impossible without passion. Innovators ultimately see the world differently.
Innovators end up becoming obsessed with taking the world from as it is to as it should be. Many innovators in the for-profit sector focus incessantly on bringing value to market. Others also focus incessantly on the core research needed to a community forward, whether being a town, country or even the human race. It has long been argued if Henry VII was an innovator, this paper will argue the points from both sides and ultimately conclude whether he was an innovator or not.
Henry VII born on the 28th of January of 1457 and died on the 21st of April of 1509 was the first of five Tudor kings and queens that ruled England for around 120 years, evolving to what we recognize today as the most famous dynasties of Europe’s history. Henry VII took the throne after a battle against the former king Richard III whose forces outnumbered Henrys by two to one. Henry VII had a couple of big problems, one of them was that there were people that had a stronger claim to the throne than he did, however using a myriad of strategic moves he strengthened his power of his newly founded country.
Although Henry can be credited with the restoration of political stability in England, and a number of commendable administrative, economic and diplomatic initiatives, the concluding part of his reign was characterized by a financial rapacity, which stretched the bounds of legality. The new monarchy founded by Henry VII was of a totally new kind, based upon a new relation of class forces. Winning his kingdom by force of arms he consolidated it by the homespun qualities of thrift, cunning, diplomacy and double-dealing. A capable soldier,