Henry VII Consolidation of Power
Backdated reign
Crowned king on the 21st August 1485
The many that surrendered can now be classed as traitors for fighting against Henry
Coins
- Full throne
- Tudor rose on the other side
- Given to foreign visitors
- Shows the image of the king to the masses
Crowned before parliament was called
Crowned on the 30th of October to show that he did not need Parliament's approval as he gained the right by right of conquest and winning in battle
Dealt with the nobility
John de la Pole: - Possible claimant - swore loyalty - willing to forgive - invited to join the council
Henry Percy: - did not commit his troops - father loyal Lancastrian - imprisoned until 1486 - restored to Northern titles + sent on missions for the crown
Earl of Surrey: - Led Richard's troops - supported Richard's usurpation - Act of Attainder (stripped of land + titles) - John de la Pole offered him a chance to escape but he refused - rewarded by being released in 1489 and his land was returned
Earl of Warwick: - nephew of Richard III - Imprisoned
Rewarded supporters
Jasper Tudor: - Lord Justice of Wales
Daubeney: - Lord Chamberlain
John Morton (former Yorkist): - Archbishop of Canterbury
Royal progress
- show of power - all the way to York which was a pro Richard III city and Lancastrian Kings had never dared to visit there before and tended to stay close to London - people could see the king
Tudor Rose
Represented the merging of the Yorkist and Lancastrian sides
Decorated government buildings
On coins
Represented in Arthur when he was born on the 20th of September 1486
Married Elizabeth of York
18th of January 1486
Waited so that he would be a rightful king on his claim and win at the Battle of Bosworth alone
Yorkist - united the two families and ended the Wars of the Roses