How successful was Henry VII in dealing with challenges to his royal authority in the years 1489 to 1499? Between 1489 and 1499 Henry VII faced three main challenges; The Yorkist Rebellion in 1498‚ the imposture Perkin Warbeck (1491-99) and also the Cornish Rebellion 1497. Each challenge presented problems to the King and illustrated his instability to the throne. However he dealt with the problems successfully but it was Henrys policies and laws that suffered as a result. Henry had great success
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King Henry VIII was the second ruler in the Tudor line. He officially came to power in 1509. In order to marry his late brother’s wife‚ he had to acquire permission from the Pope for the marriage because of a Biblical prohibition against marrying a brother’s wife. Henry used his European power to eventually separate from the Catholic Church which caused major controversy and power exchange. Although King Henry VIII was a devout Catholic‚ his thirst for power‚ selfish motives‚ and desire for independency
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Henry VIII is one of the most famous monarch in English history. He is‚ of course‚ well-known mostly because he created the Anglican Church – which he invented mainly in order to be able to divorce his first wife. This reason behind the Church’s creation‚ however‚ can serve as a proper hint as to what kind of husband and person this king was‚ leading to a debate: is king Henry VIII a good or a bad historical figure? While I believe it is possible he may have been a decent‚ even good king‚ my opinion
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Many people wonder why King Henry VIII‚ was such a brutal king. King Henry had six wives‚ he lost one due to a jousting accident. Henry wanted his tomb a certain way so he tried to have it made‚ however they didn’t get it made in time. As a young boy Henry was given a special task from Prince Arthur. King Henry just wanted a male heir for the throne and was willing to do anything to get one. I personally do not agree with what he did. King Henry had six wives‚ which lead to the splitting of the
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In the 1500’s the king of England was Henry VIII. He had already broken up with the Catholic Church and the Pop. He had made himself head of the Church of England. Also he had divorced with Catherine of Aragon and marred Anna Boleyn. His lifestyle was extravagant and he was also worried that he could be attacked by the Catholic countries of Europe. Under these circumstances he decided to close down the monasteries for the following reasons: * He was greedy and needed more money for his extravagant
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Henry VIII broke with Rome for a number of different reasons. These include his desire for a divorce which the pop would not grant‚ his need to close down the monasteries to get more money and his wish for more power to rule England. The most important reason is his need for a son‚ which would be the heir to the thrown because Henry VIII would have wanted England to be by Tudors as long as it could be‚ for this to happen he would need a son which would forever bare the Tudor name.
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King Henry‚ he was part of the Tudor family. King Henry was best known for having six wives‚ building the Anglican Church and his radical changes to the England Constitution. King Henry ruled England for 36 years. King Henry was born on June 1491 Greenwich‚ United Kingdom. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502‚ Henry became heir to the English throne. Henry was crowned at the age of 17 as king of England. Henry married Catherine of Aragon six weeks after becoming King. Henry had six
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How successful were Henry VII’s attempts to control the nobility? Lotherington says‚ ‘No king could rule without the co-operation of the nobility‚ which was largely responsible for conducting the king’s business in the provinces’ and Pendrill supports this when he says that Henry VII’s prime aim was to restore a partnership in government‚ shifting the balance in his favour after the disruption of the Wars of the Roses. Policies to achieve this combined a mix of the ‘carrot and stick’ technique.
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Explain why there were fewer rebellions in England during Elizabeth’s reign than in the years between 1485 and 1558 Elizabeth I only saw three rebellions during her reign and one of those barely classed as a rebellion (Oxford)‚ this is surprising seeing as before her there was a high rise in rebellions this was when the Western‚ Ketts and Wyatt’s took place. There were many contributing factors as to why there were fewer rebellions during Elizabeth’s reign but the main underpinning cause would
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Henry married six times between 1509 and 1543. Henry divorced two of his wives (Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves)‚ he had two of his Tudor times rarely married for love. Often‚ they marry to link up families to other rich and powerful families both from England and from other important countries. Henry got infamous for his marriages and he became a tyrant. But did he marry just for fun? There were many reasons for Henry’s marriages. For example‚ one of the reasons was to create a political
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