Henry VII & Henry VIII

  • 1485

    Henry Crowned

    Henry is crowned and also meets with Parliament on November 7th
  • 1485

    Battle of Bosworth

    Henry Defeats Richard II and backdates his reign to prior to the battle
  • 1485

    Stafford and Lovell Rebellion

  • 1486

    Marriage with Elizabeth of York

    Secures his claim to the throne by uniting houses
  • 1487

    Simnel Rebellion

    Simnel pretender and crowned Edward VI
  • 1488

    Breton Crisis

    France invades Brittany and the Treaty of Sable is signed between Brittany and France
  • 1488

    Yorkshire Rebellion

    Rebellion over taxation for England supporting Brittany
  • 1489

    Treaty of Redon

    England supports Breton independence with 6,000 men against France
  • 1489

    Treaty of Medina Del Campo

    Arthur Tudor is betrothed to Catherine of Aragon
  • Period: 1490 to 1498

    Warbeck Rebellion

    Warbeck was a pretender as Richard IV gaining lots of foreign support
  • 1492

    Treaty of Etaples

    Signed between Henry and Charles VIII of France, with minor invasion of Brittany due to Treaty of Etaples
  • 1493

    Revival of regional governments

    Henry revives regional governments in the North, Wales and Ireland
  • 1494

    Trade embargo on Netherlands

    This is to stop support of Warbeck but also effects England's economy in the cloth trade
  • 1494

    Conspiracy from Sir William Stanley

    This is due to Warbeck's influence
  • 1495

    League of Venice

    Formed between European powers with henry refusing to join due to not wanting to give money to France
  • 1495

    Council Learned

    Established to defend Henry's position as Feudal Landlord
  • 1496

    Intercursus Magnus

    Very successful economic related diplomacy which removed taxation of English merchants increasing England's wealth significantly
  • 1497

    Treaty of Ayton

    After Warbeck's death, 7 year truce agreed, with Scotland not supporting pretenders