Your taskYour taskWhat can we learn about Henry VII from this portrait. Annotate your copy of the picture with as much information as you can infer from the portrait and your own knowledge.

“This impressive portrait is the earliest painting in the National Portrait Gallery's collection. The inscription records that the portrait was painted on 29 October 1505 by order of Herman Rinck, an agent for the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I. The portrait was probably painted as part of an unsuccessful marriage proposal, as Henry hoped to marry Maximilian's daughter Margaret of Savoy as his second wife.”

From www.npg.org.uk

starter activity

How did Henry How did Henry move from claim move from claim

to crown?to crown?To assess the strength of To assess the strength of H7’s claim to the throneH7’s claim to the throne

TBAT explain events of TBAT explain events of Bosworth & evaluate what it Bosworth & evaluate what it

tells us about H7’s claimtells us about H7’s claim

Learning objectives

Key words: regent pretender

Your taskYour task

Study the timeline provided of Henry VII’s life. What were his major challenges. If we are to establish how successful each

Tudor monarch was what success criteria should we use? Try to establish 5 points – like your A-level assessment chart. What

questions would you like to investigate about Henry and his reign?

Study the descriptions of

Henry’s character.

How similar / different are they?

How far does John Guy’s

interpretation match the one

proposed by Steve Gunn in the BBC

documentary?

Extension taskExtension task

Conduct further research into Henry VII – start with the BBC History website and the links on this page and supplement your notes.

Read about the young Henry VII from a lecture by CSL Davies. Underline any words you don’t understand.

List in your notes the events in his early life that would have provided useful training for kingship.

When Henry VII became king in 1485, what were the advantages / disadvantages of him being such an outsider?

Your taskYour task

Your taskYour task Read p.13-14. Read p.13-14.

Summarise what Summarise what happened at each happened at each of these stages as of these stages as a flow chart.a flow chart.

In a separate In a separate colour note what colour note what the events reveal the events reveal about the about the weakness of H7’s weakness of H7’s claimclaim

Henry lands in Wales

Preparations for battle

Lord Stanley’s wavering support

Start of the battle

Richard’s assault on Henry

Death of Richard

Henry VII is crowned

ExtensionConduct some additional research into the life of Margaret Beaufort. Take notes on how she was an important influence of helping Henry to become king.

Margaret Beaufort

How did Henry How did Henry move from claim move from claim

to crown?to crown?To assess the strength of To assess the strength of H7’s claim to the throneH7’s claim to the throne

TBAT explain events of TBAT explain events of Bosworth & evaluate what it Bosworth & evaluate what it

tells us about H7’s claimtells us about H7’s claim

Learning objectives

Key words: regent pretender