1. Asira
Hassan
Eleanor
Abi
Amy
Mitch
Bridie
Eliza
Lauren
Zac
Oscar
Ryan
Janel
Charlotte
Charlotte
Alister
Katie
Jack
Michael
Harry

2. Group A Group B Group D Group F

3. AQA A Level History Paper 1C The Tudors: England 1485-1603
Richard Empson, Henry VII and Edmund Dudley
How successful was Henry VII?

4. The aim of today’s lesson is to answer these questions:
Why was Henry unpopular at the end of his reign?
How successful was Henry VII?
Historians understand the past by asking questions.

5. Which of these images most shows how powerful Henry VII was?2
Which of these images most shows how powerful Henry VII was?
Henry VII chapel and tomb, Westminster Abbey; Laurence Olivier as Richard III, model of Richmond Palace, Tudor rose, gold sovereign coin

6. Splendid gothic architecture of Henry VII Chapel built to house magnificent tomb by Pietro Torrigiano.
Richard III = lasting Tudor propaganda, like the history of his reign he paid Polydore Vergil to write.
Richmond Palace – rebuilt after fire destroyed Sheen (1497).
Tudor rose = uniting of York and Lancaster
Gold sovereign commissioned by Henry VII before 1492 invasion of France - coat of arms includes French fleur de lys - to pressure Charles VIII into a favourable settlement.

7. 10
In pairs
Read “Renewed instability” (Ferriby pp.32-3) and write down how the following 1) undermined Henry’s security 2) what he did to solve the problem Family deaths Edmund de la Pole
Extension activity:
Read the extract from Lockyer (see handout) and write down your answer to the question: was Henry right to be worried about the succession? Give reasons for your answer.

8. 15
Harsh policies
Using evidence from (Ferriby p.33), create a diagram showing the impact of Henry’s insecurity on his treatment of the nobility.
Extension activity:
Write a letter from Henry VII to his son Henry, justifying the harshness of his policies towards the end of his reign.

9. Paired/group work Paragraph 1 (foreign policy) Zac, Oscar, Ryan, Mitch
Paragraph 2 (nobility), Janel, Lauren, Abi, Bridie, Charlotte M., Charlotte H.
Paragraph 3 (bonds and recognisances): Hassan, Harry, Jack, Michael, Eleanor, Asira
Paragraph 4 (Chamber system, government): Alister, Katie, Amy, Eliza
Extension activity: write a paragraph about Henry’s use of propaganda and wealth

10. Paired/group work read your paragraph write down the arguments10
read your paragraph
write down the arguments
use relevant examples from your own knowledge to support, modify or challenge them
Extension activity: write a paragraph about how Henry’s used propaganda and visual displays of wealth to increase his authority

11. 3
Listen to the song and list Henry’s successes (prize if you get all 10!)

12. Listen to the song and list Henry’s successes (prize if you get all 10
Won the battle of Bosworth Field
United the Houses of York and Lancaster
Ended the Wars of the Roses
Increased his wealth
Controlled the nobility
Married Elizabeth of York
Increased the power of the crown (state)
Defeated Yorkist pretenders
Used foreign policy to strengthen his security
Passed the crown on to his son, Henry VIII