1. The work you will need to complete for next lesson is:
FLIP LEARNING
TASK:
Highlight the arguments in the Richard Rex extract (by this I mean, what is Rex’s opinion on HVII’s claim to the throne?)
Pick out one argument that you find convincing, and one argument you find unconvincing.
Write a paragraph for each, which explains why you think the argument is convincing/not convincing with reference to your own knowledge.
The work you will need to complete for next lesson is:
CHALLENGE: What lessons do you think he might have learned from the War of the Roses and the monarchs who preceded him?
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH: Read the BBC article, ‘Bosworth: The Dawn of the Tudors’ and use the information to help you add more detail to task 1.

2. FLIP LEARNING
TASK:
Describe how Henry VII was able to take the throne in In your answer take into consideration:
His upbringing and his experiences in Brittany
The reign of Richard III
The legacy of the war of the Roses
The invasion, march and battle
The support of the nobility (ie. Stanleys)
CHALLENGE: What lessons do you think he might have learned from the War of the Roses and the monarchs who preceded him?
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH: Read the BBC article, ‘Bosworth: The Dawn of the Tudors’ and use the information to help you add more detail to task 1.
Using page of the textbook, answer the following questions:
What difficulties do you think Henry VII faced on acceding the throne? (list them in the order of importance).
What advantages did he have?
At the end of last lesson you were given this independent learning. Its now time to see what you have come up with.
Task: We are now going to discuss the following key questions (make sure you add to your homework if there is anything missing):
What do you feel was the main reason Henry was able to take the throne in 1485? Why?
What were some of the things he would need to consider from both The War of the Roses and the monarchs?
What are some of the disadvantages/advantages he now faced?

4. Understand what Henry VII was like
What kind of person was Henry VII and how did he consolidate his power?
Good learning:
Understand what Henry VII was like
Great learning:
Explain how Henry was able to consolidate his power and draw links between them
Even better:
Evaluate which element was the most important in terms of consolidating his power.
Key Word:
How effectively did the Tudors restore and develop the powers of the monarchy?

5. What kind of person was Henry VII?
We are now going to spend a bit of time thinking about what kind of person Henry VII was. However, there is less evidence about HVII character in comparison to any other Tudor monarch. As a result of this limited evidence it has led to widely differing opinions on the topic of HVII’s character and to add to this Henry rarely recorded his own thoughts. Therefore, people have had to draw their own conclusion from his actions and policies.
TASK: You have each been given a worksheet and asked to look at either extract A or B in your pairs. Your need to:
Underline words you don’t understand and use the dictionaries provided to find out their meaning.
Identify the reasons: Underline the specific points the extract makes about his character
Summarise the overall view of the historian in 15 words on your white boards
Now talk to the pair opposite you to discuss what they have found out about Henry VII’s character
Good learning
Understand what Henry VII was like
Great learning
Explain how Henry was able to consolidate his power and draw links between them
Even better
Evaluate which element helped Henry consolidate his power the most

6. What kind of person was Henry VII?
Let see what things you were able to pull out of a couple of the extracts…
1. He was distinguished, wise and prudent in character; and his spirit was so brave and resolute that never, even in moments of greatest danger, did it desert him. In government, he was shrewd and far-seeing, so that none dared to get the better of him by deceit or sharp practice. To those of his subjects who did not do him due honour, he was hard and harsh. He knew well how to maintain his royal dignity and everything belonging to it. He was successful in war, although by nature he preferred peace to war. Above all else, he cherished justice.
From the Books of English History (Anglicae Historicae Libri) by Polydore Vergil (1534)
Good learning
Understand what Henry VII was like
Great learning
Explain how Henry was able to consolidate his power and draw links between them
Even better
Evaluate which element helped Henry consolidate his power the most

7. What kind of person was Henry VII?
2. “He was of a high mind and loved his own way. Had he been a private man he would have been termed ‘proud’; but in a wise prince it was but keeping of distance, which he did towards all, not admitting any near or full approach, neither to his power nor to his secrets For he was governed by none”.
TASK
What kind of person do you think Henry was based on these extracts?
Challenge: In what ways do these historians differ about Henry’s character (use the sources to support your answer)
Why do you think they differ?
Good learning
Understand what Henry VII was like
Great learning
Explain how Henry was able to consolidate his power and draw links between them
Even better
Evaluate which element helped Henry consolidate his power the most

8. How was Henry able to consolidate his power?
Now that we understand a little bit more about Henry, we can now go on to look at what he did once he had arrived in London after the Battle of Bosworth. Below are Henry's key aims, write them out again but this time in an ORDER OF IMPORTANCE.
Henry VII’s 3 main aims:
1. Secure his right to throne
2. Strengthen the royal government by controlling the nobility
3. Strengthen the government through finances
Good learning
Understand what Henry VII was like
Great learning
Explain how Henry was able to consolidate his power and draw links between them
Even better
Evaluate which element helped Henry consolidate his power the most

9. How was Henry able to consolidate his power?
You are now going to look at exactly how he was able to do. Using the textbook PAGES I would like you to make a copy of the following diagram and label it with as much information as you can find (there is also some information about propaganda on the next slide).
Challenge: try to make links between the different categories (draw lines between them and explain how they link.
Use Henry VIII textbook
Good learning
Understand what Henry VII was like
Great learning
Explain how Henry was able to consolidate his power and draw links between them
Even better
Evaluate which element helped Henry consolidate his power the most

10. How was Henry able to consolidate the throne?
Henry VII: Propaganda
Henry VII suppressed and destroyed copies of the "Titilus Regius" identifying his Queen as a bastard and recognizing Richard's title, we are supposed to assume that other documents favourable to Richard were destroyed and thus indulge ourselves in a converse fallacy of accident.
Phillip M. Taylor, Munitions of the Mind: A History of Propaganda, (2003)
Good learning
Understand what Henry VII was like
Great learning
Explain how Henry was able to consolidate his power and draw links between them
Even better
Evaluate which element helped Henry consolidate his power the most

11. Which was the most important element that helped Henry consolidate his power?
TASK
Place your post-it note on the element that you think helped Henry consolidate his power the most
Once you have heard and reflected on people’s opinions write a PEEL paragraph that explains why you have chosen it as your answer
At this point it will probably be worth doing a recap on what PEEL is.
Good learning
Understand what Henry VII was like
Great learning
Explain how Henry was able to consolidate his power and draw links between them
Even better
Evaluate which element helped Henry consolidate his power the most

12. FLIP LEARNING Your tasks for next lesson are as follows: TASK:
Complete the sheet which asks you to do the following:
Define the word ‘pretender.’
Define the word ‘imposter’.
The main threat to Henry came from people who often ‘pretended’ to be someone else. Which people did they pretend to be? (p. 25)
Copy and complete the following diagram with particular emphasis to the points in the box.
Challenge: Highlight the similarities and differences between the rebellions
Additional research: In addition read the BBC article, ‘Did the Tudors invent the War of the Roses’ and add any additional information to your notes from today’s lesson. Also read the article, ‘Henry VII: Out of the Shadows?’ to add extra detail on the type of person he was.
(The page numbers refer to the A level textbook with Henry VIII on the front. If you are struggling to get hold of a book then have a look online as there is plenty of information available. Also have another look at the ‘Winter King’ as there is some information on there too. )
FLIP LEARNING
Your tasks for next lesson are as follows:
Possibly need to photocopy or take pictures of the relevant pages from the Henry VIII book