From 1485 to 1495 Henry attainted eight people who had committed crimes against the Crown. Thomas Howard was an example of this who lost the title of Duke of Norfolk and his family land after Bosworth. However the Acts of Attainder were reserved at times, he was reinstated as Earl of Surrey in 1489 to help calm an uprising in Northumberland. This gave Henry good control and power over any powerful nobles, being able to suppress them or use them to his advantage. Lastly his Kingship was strengthened through threats of magnates.
To what extent can the pilgrimage of grace, 1536 be considered a serious threat to the Tudor Monarchy? The pilgrimage of grace was the largest revolt in England in the reign of Henry VIII and of the Tudor dynasty. It was based in Yorkshire made up of nobles and commoners and differed from the Lincolnshire rising as it was well led by a one eyed lawyer called Robert Aske. Aske was a competent organiser and kept the uprising standardised as he didn’t want to scare off nobles from joining the rebellion. The pilgrimage of grace was orchestrated to help stop the attacks against the Church in England and the monasteries.
There were many factors that aided the outbreak in 1455, however I believe that these factors were all results of Henry’s inadequacies as king, or could have been prevented if Henry was a more suitable ruler. There are long term causes that could have had an impact on war in 1455. We could blame the shift in power towards the nobility. Certainly in the early 14th century with rulers such as Edward II (who was murdered by nobles), this became prevalent. His successor Edward III managed to stabilize this relationship, by creating crusades in France, focusing their energies into conquests which began the 100 years wby w05anettletonar.
This meant that these areas, which were traditionally either pro-Lancastrian or prone to rebellion, were more controlled during Edward IV’s reign, which helped to restore royal authority. Moreover, at the Battle of Barnet in 1471 Warwick was killed. Warwick was an overmighty subject meaning that, while Edward did create overmighty subjects, he did remove them as a threat. The death of Warwick restored authority to the crown as it meant that the nobility were less powerful and that Edward IV was more powerful. Furthermore, the deaths of both Edward of Westminster, at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, and Henry VI a few weeks later meant that there were fewer Lancastrian
The Spanish Armada in 1588 alone had the size of 160 ships and he was able to push back the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent, ending their threat in the Mediterranean in 1585. Philip II is described by J.L.Motley as a ‘perfection of evil’. In 1561 Philip made Madrid the permanent capital of his empire which meant that he had central control from Madrid. This is significant to being an absolute Monarch as it meant that he had all the knowledge on specific subjects which allowed him to keep control as others did not have the full knowledge. He could also veto any decisions that he didn’t not like and was able to appoint or dismiss anyone from the council.
I think this because if he broke away from the Church of Rome, he could take control of the church. This meant that he could unlock the riches that the church held. By doing this he could pay for the wars he fought and the power he had over his people. He also would have more money to leave in the treasury, not only for himself but future generations. The money would lead to power; his greatest desire.
Despite the King’s help in enabling Pitt’s position in power, we must also analyse the other factors that contribute to Pitt’s success, for instance, the weakened status of the Whig’s leader, Charles Fox and the improvements that Pitt made to the financial and economical state of the nation. Firstly, the way that Pitt managed to become Prime Minister instantly made clear that George III was nearly entirely responsible for his entry into office. When the dispute arose over the coalition of the India Bill in 1782, George III immediately took the opportunity to get rid of the Whigs leaving a position open for Pitt. Therefore we can see that this opening ,created by the King, enabled Pitt to become Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Lord of the Treasury in 1783. The King used the India Bill as an excuse for a dramatic change in his government.
Henry VII rebuilt the royal finances by avoiding war, promoting trade and enforcing royal taxes to the point of ruthlessness. This meant he was able to leave a fortune to his son, the future Henry VIII. Henry strengthened the power of the monarchy by using traditional methods of government to tighten royal administration and increase revenues (reportedly
Despite the King’s help in enabling Pitt’s position in power, we must also analyse the other factors that contribute to Pitt’s success, for instance, the weakened status of the Whig’s leader, Charles Fox and the improvements that Pitt made to the financial and economical state of the nation. From the beginning of Pitt’s reign as Prime Minister it is instantly made clear that George III was nearly entirely responsible for his entry into office. When the dispute arose over the coalition of the India Bill in 1782, George III immediately seized the opportunity to get rid of the Whigs leaving a position open for Pitt. Therefore we can see that this opening – created by the King – enabled Pitt to become Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Lord of the Treasury in 1783. This the King used as an excuse for a dramatic alteration in his government.
While Diocletian was co-emperor, there was a general order and a quick response to military threats. However, these reforms encouraged ambition in the co-rulers and their generals. Therefore, when Diocletian retired from power in 305 C.E., those ambitions led to internal struggles and civil war. The man who emerged out of this Civil war as the victor was Constantine, son of one of the tetrarchs, who claimed the throne of the entire Roman Empire for himself in 306 C.E., reuniting the two districts of the empire after approximately 22 years of division into two districts. Defeating most of his enemies and opposition by 313 C.E., he overcame his last rival in 324 C.E.