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    Do you agree with the suggestion in source C that Henry and Wolsey conducted an effective foreign policy in the years 1515-30? Explain your answer using sources A‚ B and C and your own knowledge (40 marks) Collectively all three sources (A‚B and C)explicitly disagree with the suggestion that in the years 1515-30 Henry and Wolsey conducted an effective foreign. However both sources A and C do have evidence in which shows significant agreement with this suggestion. Source C (by David Grossell) is

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    Do you agree with the view that it was virtually impossible for effective opposition to form against Henry VIII’s Reformation? Explain your answer‚ using sources 1‚ 2 and 3 and your own knowledge. (40 marks) There are many different reasons why it was virtually impossible for opposition to form against Henry VIII’s during the reformation and no explanation can ignore the sheer diversity of the people. Source 3 on face value explains that it was the “many different reasons” that people opposed

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    The Reign of Henry VII

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    Was the reign of Henry VII the financial highpoint of the Tudor era? Henry VII came to the throne in 1485; in many ways his reign appeared vulnerable and his finances poor‚ however‚ when he died in 1509 he left his son Henry a sound fiscal legacy. However‚ was his reign destined to be the financial high point of the Tudor dynasty he founded? The accession of a strong king and the apparent conclusion of civil war meant many had high hopes that Henry VII could restore stability to the country. The

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    Henry VII and Retaining

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    Henry VII and Retaining 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). This practice served the king‚ in that it allowed him to recruit armies more easily‚ by making contracts with leading magnates who then provided their retinues for service with the king’s army for a specified time. However‚ it did allow magnates to retain what were‚ in effect‚ ’private armies’ and‚ at this

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    Henry VII of England 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

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    The Life of Henry VII

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    Henry VII was born in 1457 to Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort. His father died two months before he was born‚ leaving his 13-year-old mother as his only parent. After Henry’s birth‚ he spent a lot of time with his uncle Jasper Tudor. Jasper took Henry to France‚ where he spent most of his youth. Henry had a claim to the throne of England‚ but it was not a very good one‚ and he had to wait a long time for a chance to take the throne. In 1483‚ a new king came to the throne in England‚ called Richard

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    Objectives of Henry VIII’s Foreign Policy 1. Enhance his reputation and ambition. Comparisons with other great warrior Kings eg. Henry V. 2. Pursue rivalry with France. Claim to title of King of France. Nobility and soldiers keen to fight in France. Threat of close relations and possible alliances between France and Scotland. 3. Honour and Glory. Warfare was the way Kings achieved this. David Potter is quite sceptical about such high flown ambitions but other historians

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    ‘Was Henry VII an Innovator? 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‚ quite short for that time‚ but they become one of 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

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    No-one expected Henry Tudor to become king of England in August 1485. Explain why he succeeded. Henry Tudor’s hereditary claim was slimmer than that of any English King since William the Conqueror‚ but he was in fact the great-great-grandson of John of Gaunt‚ who was a son of Edward III and the founder of the House of Lancaster. He was descended from John through an illegitimate son who (along with his siblings) was retroactively legitimized but explicitly barred from succession to the throne

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    The six wives of Henry VIII are pictured altogether above using copies of paintings made during their lives. They did not always spell their names the same way‚ but the following names are used below. Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves Catherine Howard Katherine Parr The following sections give the badge or Coat-of-Arms of each wife‚ another photograph‚ and a short description of their life. Catherine of Aragon Catherine of Aragon was a Spanish princess

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