I remember when I was doing my A Levels there weren't a whole lot of resources particularly when it came to A Level History 1C The Tudors. So I compiled the notes that I made to achieve an A* in AQA A LEVEL HISTORY in 2024, saving you the trouble of having to look for good comprehensive, and allowi...
1377 E3 died - outlived son/heir Edward of Woodstock = Woodstock’s son R2 becomes king
1399 R2 deposed by his cousin H4
1413 H4 (1st Lancastrian king) died at the age of 45 so H5 is king
1422 H5 died of dysentery leaving 10 month old son as King = H6
1457 H7 born + mom distant relative to Lancastrians - others had better claim to the throne
1461 H6 deposed by E4 / H7 and 5 looked after + closely watched
1470 H6 king again after rebellion / H7 freed but still insignificant as king had a son
1471 E4 won throne back + killed H6 + his son / so many died that H7 = most important Lancastrian + H7 escaped to Brittany
1475 Giles Daubney - Chamberlain of the Household after Sir William Stanley’s execution
1483 E4 dies suddenly leaving 2 sons, 5 daughters + eldest E5 inherits the throne. But R3 declares Princes in the Tower as
illegitimate and named himself rightful heir to the crow = E5 deposed by R3 / H7 pledges to marry Elizabeth of York if he
becomes King
1484 H7 no longer supported by Duke of Brittany = King of France provided troops, money (anything to keep England
unstable) / H7 escaped last minute dressed as servant + rode across border to France / H7 landed in Wales w/ army +
hoped Thomas, Lord Stanley might join in his side
(April) R3 son Edward died = no heirs
1485 (March) R3 wife died = dynastic threat
(21 Aug) R3 defeated at Battle of Bosworth by 1st Tudor King, Henry VII [led 400-500 loyal exiles] = deaths of ½ lords of
60 nobles families
(30 Oct) Coronation / (7 Nov) 1st Parliament
Imprisoned R3’s nephews: Earl of Warwick, John de la Pole, Earl Lincoln + Earl of Northumberland released from prison
(didn’t fight w/ R3)
Giles Daubney (former E4 household) - Lord Daubney + Lieutenant of Calais / Richard Bray - (serviced Margaret
Beaufort) Chancellor of Duchy
1486 (March) Royal Progress round England = show royal power - heard petitions + cases whilst illustrating future legacy
(April) Stafford/Lovell Rebellion: H7 went on tour to the north of England, Lovell + Stafford left sanctuary of the abbey to
raise a rebellion.
(Sep) Prince Arthur born - established Tudor dynasty + Yorkist support
1489 Dukes of York (E4 + R3), Richard Earl of Warwick + Richard, Earl of Gloucester died
(Nov) H7 daughter Margaret born
1491 (June) H7 son Henry VIII
1496 (March) H7 daughter Mary
1499 (Feb) H7 son Edmund / (July) prestigious marriage plans with the Spanish royal family were finalised
1500 Prince Edmund died
1501 Prince Arthur to Catherine of Aragon
1502 Prince Arthur died; H7 proposed marriage of Princess Margaret to James V of Scotland
1503 Proposals: Henry VII to Catherine of Aragon + Prince Henry to Catherine of Aragon / MARRIAGE: Princess Margaret to
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