Read a more detailed Biography of Henry VII<\/a><\/p>\n Henry couldn’t be certain that he was safe as King of England. For a hundred years the country had been torn apart by bloody conflicts and wars about who should rule. In order to make sure that he was not overthrown Henry married Elizabeth of York. Marrying Elizabeth would, Henry hoped, prevent the House of York trying to kill him as they now held some power.<\/p>\n Henry VII faced other problems though. Not only was he fearful for himself but he had become King of a country that had no money, law and order were a problem and perhaps most worrying was the fear of a Spanish invasion.<\/p>\n Henry’s rule was successful. He ended the war of the roses through his his defeat of Richard III and marriage to Elizabeth of York. He managed to make peace with Spain, his eldest son, Arthur, married Catherine of Aragon (She married Henry VIII after Arthur died) and he brought stability, law and order back to England and Wales.<\/p>\n King Henry VII<\/a> – King Henry VIII<\/a> – King Edward VI<\/a> – Queen Mary I [Bloody Mary]<\/a>– Queen Elizabeth I<\/a> – Anne Boleyn<\/a> – Mary Boleyn<\/a> – Sir Walter Raleigh<\/a> – Sir Francis Drake<\/a> – William Shakespeare<\/a>\u00a0– Margaret Beaufort<\/a> – Lambert Simnel<\/a><\/p>\n The Wars of the Roses<\/a> – Battle of Bosworth<\/a> – Battle of Stoke Field<\/a> – Protestant Reformation<\/a> – Spanish Armada<\/a><\/p>\n England in 1588: Society and Government<\/a> – Elizabethan Religious Settlement<\/a> – Challenges to the Religious Settlement<\/a> – Mary Queen of Scots<\/a> – Plots and Rebellions in the Elizabethan Age<\/a> – Anglo-Spanish Relations in the Elizabethan Age<\/a> – How did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?<\/a>– Education, Culture and Leisure<\/a> – Elizabethan Poor Law<\/a> – Voyages of Discovery<\/a> – Sir Walter Raleigh and the Roanoke and the Virginia Colony<\/a><\/p>\n First Battle of St. Albans\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Blore Heath<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Ludford Bridge<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Northampton<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Wakefield<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Mortimer\u2019s Cross<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Second Battle of St. Albans<\/a>\u00a0Battle of Ferrybridge<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Towton<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Hedgeley Moor<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Hexham<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Edgecote Moor<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Losecote Field<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Barnet<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Tewkesbury<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Bosworth<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Stoke Field<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" King Henry VII Henry Tudor became King Henry VII of England and Wales following the Battle of Bosworth Field. Henry’s family, the Tudors, had been involved in a long and bitter war against the house of York: The War of the Roses. At Bosworth Field Henry led his men against the forces of Richard III.… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1176,"parent":129,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1175","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"King](\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/king_henry_vii.jpg\")
<\/p>\nKing Henry VII – marriage to Elizabeth of York<\/h3>\n
The Tudors<\/a><\/h3>\n
People<\/h4>\n
Events<\/h4>\n
The Elizabethan Age<\/a><\/h3>\n
Battles in the Wars of the Roses<\/h4>\n