1. Henry VII The Road to the Throne
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Henry VII The Road to the Throne
Ian Dawson
Thinking History
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2. How did Henry become king? The road to the throne
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Key Issue
How did Henry become king? The road to the throne
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3. The Road to the Throne 1457 1457 Henry Tudor born
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The Road to the Throne 1457
1457
Henry Tudor born
His father had died several months earlier and his mother was 14
His mother was distantly related to the Lancastrian royal family but there were plenty of people who had a better claim to the crown
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The Road to the Throne 1461
1461
The Lancastrian king, Henry VI, lost the crown to the Yorkist, Edward IV
Henry Tudor, aged 4, was looked after and closely watched by Edward’s friend, William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke
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The Road to the Throne 1470
1470
Henry VI became king again after a rebellion
13 year old Henry Tudor was freed but he was still an unimportant member of the royal family because the King had a son
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The Road to the Throne 1471
1471
Edward IV won the throne back and killed Henry VI and his son
By now so many people had died that Henry Tudor was the most important Lancastrian
He escaped to Brittany to save his life but Edward was in charge again. There were hardly any Lancastrian supporters left
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7. The Road to the Throne April 1483
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The Road to the Throne April 1483
1483 April
Edward IV died and his 12 year old son became Edward V – until his uncle Richard seized the crown and made himself King Richard III
Henry Tudor was still in Brittany
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8. The Road to the Throne August 1483
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The Road to the Throne August 1483
1483 August
A group of lords rebelled against Richard because they thought he had stolen the crown and murdered young Edward V. They chose Henry Tudor as their leader
This showed how desperate they were to get rid of Richard because they had been Yorkists and now had a Lancastrian leader
The rebellion failed before Henry arrived in England. Some rebels escaped and lived in exile with Henry
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The Road to the Throne 1484
1484
Richard bribed the Duke of Brittany to capture Henry for him
Henry escaped at the last minute, dressed as a servant and rode across the border into France
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The Road to the Throne 1485
1485
The King of France wanted to distract Richard from invading France so he gave Henry an army to invade England
Early in August Henry landed in Wales with an army of French and Scottish soldiers and some ex-Yorkists
He hoped Thomas, Lord Stanley (married to Henry’s mother) might join in on his side
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The Road to the Throne 1485
1485
Henry faced Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth
Richard charged and battered down Henry’s standard bearer. For a moment Richard and Henry fought each other and then the Stanleys charged in – against Richard!
Henry was king!
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12. Who was most responsible for Henry VII being king?
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Who was most responsible for Henry VII being king?
Richard III
King of France
Henry Tudor
Rebels who
Joined Henry
Stanleys
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