Henry VII revision questions
1. Three ways Tomas Penn describes Henry VII?
Hunger for power, paranoid and a man who never met a moments peace
2. What battle made Henry VII king and when was it?
Battle of Bosworth -22nd August 1485
3. What did Henry do the day before the battle?
Claim that he was the King of England so that if anyone went against him at the battle they would
be committing treason
4. What family were the decider at the Battle of Bosworth?
The Stanleys
5. When was Henry crowned?
13th October 1485
6. When was the first parliament and what was the outcome?
November 1485- Richard III was called a usurper
7. What emblem did Henry create to represent the unification of House Lancaster and House
York?
The Tudor Rose
8. Why was the birth of Prince Arthur so important?
Henry had an heir to the throne who was the Tudor rose incarnate
9. What did the genealogical scroll of the De la Poles say about Henry?
He was a descendent of Owen Tudor, a chamber servant and therefore had no claim to the throne
10. How successful was Henry with finance?
By 1509 Henry’s income was £113,000 per annum but the King of France had an income of
£800,000 per annum
11. How was Henry viewed with money?
A miser
12. What were relations like between Scotland and England?
Bitter struggles with James III- Henry put agents in Scotland
13. What Treaty was made by Scotland and England?
June 1486- three years peace when Scotland captured Dunbar
14. How did James III die?
At the Battle of Sauchiebum on 11th June 1488
15. Why was Henry exiled to Brittany?
To observe the Duke of Brittany (1484) - he got to see how people behaved behind the scenes and
as a result he became very reserved
16. Why did Henry flee to France?
To gain support, money, soldiers and ships to stage an invasion
17. Apart from Elizabeth of York, who else had the strongest claim to the throne?
John de la Pole
18. When did Henry marry Elizabeth of York?
1486
19. What conspiracy occurred in 1486?
Lovell and Stafford conspiracy
20. Who threatened the Throne in 1487?
Lambert Simnel
21. What was the Brittany Crisis?
The French wanted to gain control of Brittany by having Charles’ sister, Anne of Beaujeu take
wardship over Anne of Brittany, but if they did it would make a French invasion of England more
probable
22. How did Henry respond to the Brittany crisis?
He summoned parliament in 1489 to grant him extraordinary revenue to raise an army against the
French. He had an obligation to protect the Bretons. He joined the anti-French force with Spain and
Burgundy in 1488
23. What Treaty did Britain sign with Brittany and what was it about?
1. Three ways Tomas Penn describes Henry VII?
Hunger for power, paranoid and a man who never met a moments peace
2. What battle made Henry VII king and when was it?
Battle of Bosworth -22nd August 1485
3. What did Henry do the day before the battle?
Claim that he was the King of England so that if anyone went against him at the battle they would
be committing treason
4. What family were the decider at the Battle of Bosworth?
The Stanleys
5. When was Henry crowned?
13th October 1485
6. When was the first parliament and what was the outcome?
November 1485- Richard III was called a usurper
7. What emblem did Henry create to represent the unification of House Lancaster and House
York?
The Tudor Rose
8. Why was the birth of Prince Arthur so important?
Henry had an heir to the throne who was the Tudor rose incarnate
9. What did the genealogical scroll of the De la Poles say about Henry?
He was a descendent of Owen Tudor, a chamber servant and therefore had no claim to the throne
10. How successful was Henry with finance?
By 1509 Henry’s income was £113,000 per annum but the King of France had an income of
£800,000 per annum
11. How was Henry viewed with money?
A miser
12. What were relations like between Scotland and England?
Bitter struggles with James III- Henry put agents in Scotland
13. What Treaty was made by Scotland and England?
June 1486- three years peace when Scotland captured Dunbar
14. How did James III die?
At the Battle of Sauchiebum on 11th June 1488
15. Why was Henry exiled to Brittany?
To observe the Duke of Brittany (1484) - he got to see how people behaved behind the scenes and
as a result he became very reserved
16. Why did Henry flee to France?
To gain support, money, soldiers and ships to stage an invasion
17. Apart from Elizabeth of York, who else had the strongest claim to the throne?
John de la Pole
18. When did Henry marry Elizabeth of York?
1486
19. What conspiracy occurred in 1486?
Lovell and Stafford conspiracy
20. Who threatened the Throne in 1487?
Lambert Simnel
21. What was the Brittany Crisis?
The French wanted to gain control of Brittany by having Charles’ sister, Anne of Beaujeu take
wardship over Anne of Brittany, but if they did it would make a French invasion of England more
probable
22. How did Henry respond to the Brittany crisis?
He summoned parliament in 1489 to grant him extraordinary revenue to raise an army against the
French. He had an obligation to protect the Bretons. He joined the anti-French force with Spain and
Burgundy in 1488
23. What Treaty did Britain sign with Brittany and what was it about?
