‘Was Henry VII an Innovator? Henry VII born on the 28th of January of 1457 and died on the 21st of April of 1509 was the first of five Tudor kings and queens that ruled England for around 120 years‚ quite short for that time‚ but they become one of the most famous dynasties of Europe’s history. Henry VII took the throne after a battle against the former king Richard III whose forces outnumbered Henrys by two to one. Henry VII had a couple of big problems‚ one of them was that there were people
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Was King Henry VII an Innovator? Henry the VII was born on the 28th of January 1457 and had a very interesting life. He became king in the well-known Battle of Bosworth where he killed the king at that time‚ who was Richard III with the assistance of the Stanley brothers. At that point in history‚ England was a very weak culturally‚ economically and militarily. England was also torn in half for years by a civil war which is also known as the Wars of the Roses. This meant that king Henry VII had
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support the argument that Henry VII was a good king? Henry VII had a very controversial reign. Some people argue that he was not in fact the rightful king; which resulted in a lot of tension among Britain and the houses of Lancaster and York. However despite Henrys weak hereditary claim to the throne‚ others argue that he was in fact a good king. Sources 1 and 3 both have firm views of Henry VII as a monarch‚ but source 2 presents both sides to this debate. Henry VII is known for his wise and sensible
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It was the summer of July 30th‚ 1875. Henry Ford’s 12th birthday. Ford was a smart boy for his age. He excelled in advanced mathematics‚ understood many scientific concepts‚ and could convince anyone if he tried. On the behalf of this‚ he was a hardcore advocate of science. On this particular day‚ he discovered something phenomenal‚ something beyond this world‚ something he could not believe himself‚ like it was a dream. After his 12th birthday party ended‚ Ford headed off to the junkyard. This
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Henry VII of England The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. [George Bernard Shaw] Innovation is the process of creating something new. Innovation is impossible without passion. Innovators ultimately see the world differently. Innovators end up becoming obsessed with taking the world from as it is to as it should be. Many innovators in the for-profit sector focus
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Henry VII and Retaining Retaining involved magnates taking men into their service‚ generally involving the payment of fees and sometimes the granting of a distinctive badge or uniform (livery). This practice served the king‚ in that it allowed him to recruit armies more easily‚ by making contracts with leading magnates who then provided their retinues for service with the king’s army for a specified time. However‚ it did allow magnates to retain what were‚ in effect‚ ’private armies’ and‚ at this
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Was the reign of Henry VII the financial highpoint of the Tudor era? Henry VII came to the throne in 1485; in many ways his reign appeared vulnerable and his finances poor‚ however‚ when he died in 1509 he left his son Henry a sound fiscal legacy. However‚ was his reign destined to be the financial high point of the Tudor dynasty he founded? The accession of a strong king and the apparent conclusion of civil war meant many had high hopes that Henry VII could restore stability to the country. The
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Henry VII was born in 1457 to Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort. His father died two months before he was born‚ leaving his 13-year-old mother as his only parent. After Henry’s birth‚ he spent a lot of time with his uncle Jasper Tudor. Jasper took Henry to France‚ where he spent most of his youth. Henry had a claim to the throne of England‚ but it was not a very good one‚ and he had to wait a long time for a chance to take the throne. In 1483‚ a new king came to the throne in England‚ called Richard
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No-one expected Henry Tudor to become king of England in August 1485. Explain why he succeeded. Henry Tudor’s hereditary claim was slimmer than that of any English King since William the Conqueror‚ but he was in fact the great-great-grandson of John of Gaunt‚ who was a son of Edward III and the founder of the House of Lancaster. He was descended from John through an illegitimate son who (along with his siblings) was retroactively legitimized but explicitly barred from succession to the throne
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Who was a Better King- Henry VII or Henry VII? Matthew Ng Lets go back in time to Early Modern Europe in around 1400 AD‚ and examine the two very different Kings of England who ruled everything under their kingdom. They were both very great kings‚ but the question is: Who ruled better? Henry VII? Or Henry VIII? Henry VII‚ the Ruthless‚ Passionate gangster warrior who handled his Monetary issues like a modern day CEO‚ or the Overweight Hunting Enthusiast‚ who had 6 wives? Lets find out. After
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