Foreign Policy 1549 to 1553
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By the fall of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, England was in a precarious position with regards to her relationships in Europe. Scotland and France had been alienated. The Protestantism that had been developing in the Church of England had angered the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. Spain, along
Henry VIII
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Henry VIII was king of England from 1509 to 1547. Henry’s father was Henry VII and his mother was Elizabeth of York. Henry had six wives – 1. Catherine of Aragon (divorced); 2. Anne Boleyn (executed); 3. Jane Seymour (died); 4. Anne of Cleves (divorced) 5. Catherine Howard (executed)
Henry VII and the Exchequer
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For a number of centuries the Crown relied on the Exchequer to be its basis of finance. The Exchequer had two functions – to receive and pay out money and to audit accounts. The Exchequer employed many people some of whom had the primary function of trying to
Henry VII and Retaining
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One of the major issues that Henry VII had to deal with was retaining. Retaining was a problem that had haunted kings for some time and was sometimes referred to as livery or maintenance. Livery was the giving of a uniform or badge to a follower and maintenance was
The Battle of Bosworth
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The Battle of Bosworth was fought on August 22nd 1485. Henry Tudor had marched with his force from Milford Haven in Wales where he had landed with about 2000 men. The Battle of Bosworth is one of England’s defining battles as it ended the reign of Richard III and
Henry VII – the man
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Unlike his son, Henry VIII, and his granddaughter, Elizabeth I, we know remarkably little about Henry VII from his own point of view – which is almost certainly how Henry wished it to be. Henry was a well-educated person who, unlike many kings before him, could read and write
Henry VII
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Henry VII is also known as Henry Tudor. He was the first Tudor king after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in August 1485. This battle saw the end of the Wars of the Roses which had brought instability to England. Henry VII was king of England
Family Tree of the Tudors
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Henry VII (king from 1485 to 1509) Control of barons ¯ ¯ Henry VIII (king from 1509 to 1547) Six Wives Reformation ¯ ¯ Edward VI (King from 1547 to 1553) Reformation ¯ ¯ Mary I (Queen from 1553 to 1558) Reformation ¯ ¯ Elizabeth I (Queen from 1558
Royal Coats of Arms
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Royal Coats of Arms were first linked to Richard I (1189 to 1199). Richard’s coat of arms consisted of three gold lions (guardant) on a red shield. This coat of arms was simply known as ‘England’. This format has been on all royal coats of arms since his reign
Third French War of Religion
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The French Wars of Religion were a series of nine wars between 1562 and 1598. They saw the rise and fall of Catherine de Medici and ended with the accession to the throne of Henry IV. The First War (April 1562 to March 1563) England partially involved herself in