Henry VII -- money, war + rebellion

Clips on the reign of Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch. The clips concern Henry's war with France, the Cornish Rebellion of 1497; Perkin Warbeck; Henry's financial measures and his increasing unpopularity. In regards to the pretender Warbeck, there was another person who attempted to lay a claim to the throne. This person, Lambert Simnel, alleged at first to also be the young prince Richard. However when he heard that the Earl of Warwick (the nephew of Edward IV and Richard III) had died (which was not true), he claimed to be Warwick. He gained support in Ireland and even financial aid from Margaret of Burgundy who was sister to Richard II and unsurprisingly was not fond of Henry VII. However he and his troops were defeated in 1487. Henry pardoned him and Simnel went on to work in the royal kitchens! An important measure employed by Henry VII was the use of attainders. Basically, attainders were placed upon those who had committed treason and meant that their land and titles were confiscated by the crown. Hence the crown made a nice profit. Henry employed this on his enemies to increase the royal coffers. It was also used as an incentive for others to behave! Henry increased the royal coffers and left for his son a considerable inheritance. However one of Henry VIII's first acts as king was to imprison his father's chief financial advisers -- Edmund Dudley and Sir Richard Empson. They were both executed in 1510 to the joy of much of the nobility. Coincidentally, Edmund Dudley's son, John Dudley would become the Duke of Northumberland who would help place Jane Grey on the throne in July 1553. Edmund's grandson was Robert Dudley, Elizabeth I's long term favourite.

YouTube | March 18, 2008

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