His death posed the question of who was to succeed him, and while Charles II ultimately returned, alternative leaders attempted to govern first. To answer the question this essay must analyse the situation under Cromwell and the events that followed to ascertain whether the Commonwealth could have survived, or whether the power vacuum could only have been filled by the monarchy. In the civil war Parliament fought to preserve the ‘ancient constitution’[1] of King, Lords and Commons. Parliament made generous offers to the king, such as the ‘Heads of Proposals’ drawn up by Cromwell and army officers. Charles would have kept his crown and most of his power and be assured of the retention of bishops.
He was of the belief that he was the rightful ruler of England. He was an heir to the King Magnus, this king had ruled before Edward the Confessor seized his throne. They all fought battles towards the throne. For all of Harold’s efforts to build armies, castles and vessels he was slain in an early battle. The English retreated and eventually accepted William of Normandy as victorious and their
On the 8th June 1042 Edward was crowned king and all through his years that led to his death on the 5th January 1066 he had made a lot of enemies, friends, promises, accusations and statements. These led to what was known as a succession crisis as other men thought they had the right to rule England as Edward had been given no son. In my answer I will note each potential successor (Edgar Atheling, Eustace of Boulogne, Ralph Mantes, Harald Hardrada and Swegn of Denmark) and why they, along with others, thought that they had the most chance to become King of England. When Edward died in the year 1066 Edgar was still just a young teenager with no militaristic skill not at all benefiting his rise to be king. Although this fact never over ruled peoples judgement of him to be king as many others Edgar the Peaceful and Edward the Martyr had succeeded the throne at a similar age to Edgar.
How accurate is it to say that Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck were both serious threats to Henry VIII's security? Henry became king in 1485 after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth. His claim to the throne was weak and he took the crown at a time noblemen were constantly challenging the King's position. In view of these factors, it was no surprise for Henry’s position to be challenged. Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck both posed a threat to Henry's security for several reasons; mainly due to their explicit timing and foreign support.
Henry 7th was ruthless in securing the Tudor dynasty. Firstly he quickly married Elizabeth of York, which not only united the country, but also gave him two sons, Arthur and Henry, which meant that the Tudor line was secure. Next, to protect the marriage of Arthur and Catherine of Aragon, Henry executed the Earl of Warwick who was in the tower. This was a smart move by Henry because Warwick did have a claim to the throne and could have not only split up the marriage of Arthur and Catherine, but also threaten Henry’s stability as king. Henry also needed to control the nobility because if he didn’t, or only managed to control a minority, he could have a revolution, and Nobles, together, had a lot more money and power than the king himself.
Hongwu had initially planned his successor to be Prince Biao, his eldest son. Later on his son, Yiwen portrayed impressive personal and military qualities that made him his father’s choice. In 1392 Yiwen died, Hongwu appointed Yiwen's son as his heir (Tsai). Taizong and Hongwu portrayed several differences as emperors. While emperor Taizong inherited his thrown direct from his father, Hongwu had to start from scratch.
In my opinion, the Battle of Bosworth was a closely fought battle which was contested bravely and was of tactics and tactician, as well as weapons and brute strength. Around about 1st August, Henry Tudor and his troops left from France towards Wales using the sea, coming to a stop at Milford Haven. Henry Tudor was to Rebel and fight against King Richard III who was ruler of England in quite eccentric circumstances involving the disappearance of princes Edward V and his younger brother Richard Duke of York who where to be future kings before being, I think, murdered by Richard Plantagenet for himself to be crowned. After arriving in the Welsh town Henry stayed for up to a week, and then entered England to go towards London. In the battle Henry relied on the Stanleys, another family of great power originally from Lancashire.
We have a strong position in the West Country, the north and Wales and we firmly believe that the people will gladly support our sovereign in this conflict. The enemy may hold London, the midlands and the east but we are certain that with the aid of God almighty will vanquish them and restore the King back to his rightful God appointed position as head of the whole country! I pray for the souls of the casualties of those who have sacrificed themselves out of loyalty to our King. God save King Charles! The origins of the English Civil war was born out of a series of disputes between King Charles I and his Parliament dating back to his coronation in 1625.
The king sent him to exile, however in the English Channel, the ship carrying the Earl of Suffolk was intercepted by ‘Nicholas of the Tower’, and Suffolk was beheaded by its sailors in April 1450. This could be considered to have significance because it gave invitation for other powers of the nobility to make an impression on the king; or not in the case of Richard of York. York spent a lot of time to try and earn the trust and friendship of the King. One of the ways that the king had clearly shown favouritism in the nobility was the way he willingly gave grants and land to these powers. In May 1450, the Kings council realised he could not afford to go on like this, so created an ‘Act of resumption’ – created to try to regain some of the grants.
Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector Eventually Oliver Cromwell's Parliament, which was made of his most faithful supporters, sent him a petition urging him to become King and name his successor. On one hand the idea appealed to Oliver Cromwell; he hoped to find some way to guarantee that his son, Richard Cromwell, could succeed him as Lord Protector. But he knew the idea was unpopular with his army, which had already fought to depose one King and had no desire to see another take his place. Furthermore, many of them were opposed to a monarchy on religious grounds,