Many historians wonder what is the most sole significant achievement of Henry VII’s – making the crown of England dynasty or making the country itself better. On 21st April 1509 Henry VII sadly passed away, leaving the crown to his youngest son, Henry VIII. Henry VIII then later married Catherine of Aragon on 11th June and after had their coronation on 24th June 1509 at Westminster Abby.
Henry VII’s sole achievement was to pass the throne onto his son, which he did manage to pass the throne smoothly as everything happened at perfect timing. When henry was 17, his father died, and was the perfect age to rule as he was wise enough and trained to be the next ruler – he came to power at a time when the nation was ready for the role of a consolidator. …show more content…
J. Guy states “Henry attempted to centralize English politics.” This implies that he may have concentrated more on developing and improving its government for the country rather than thinking about the throne. This is also shown further in the text that Henry manage to create a stable diplomatic environment for England, which proves that Henry achieved this which could portray as one of his sole achievements. However, accordingly to many historians, who collected the information, found out that he should of worked more on the basis of consensus rather than control which would then lead him to have had more opportunities to reform local governments and keep better control in the localities. Nevertheless, although Henry’s idea of political development wasn’t seen as everyone’s favourite nor did it developed as much, some actually saw it as one of the great landmarks in England’s political development as it was a watershed between the old and new pattern of political life. So despite the disagreements, there are supporters. In the end, this evidence shows that the extent of this assessment goes not very far as some agree to this sole achievement and some doesn’t, so we don’t truly know if this sole achievement was really his best achievement. However, in somewhat ways it does help this assessment as it
Henry VII’s sole achievement was to pass the throne onto his son, which he did manage to pass the throne smoothly as everything happened at perfect timing. When henry was 17, his father died, and was the perfect age to rule as he was wise enough and trained to be the next ruler – he came to power at a time when the nation was ready for the role of a consolidator. …show more content…
J. Guy states “Henry attempted to centralize English politics.” This implies that he may have concentrated more on developing and improving its government for the country rather than thinking about the throne. This is also shown further in the text that Henry manage to create a stable diplomatic environment for England, which proves that Henry achieved this which could portray as one of his sole achievements. However, accordingly to many historians, who collected the information, found out that he should of worked more on the basis of consensus rather than control which would then lead him to have had more opportunities to reform local governments and keep better control in the localities. Nevertheless, although Henry’s idea of political development wasn’t seen as everyone’s favourite nor did it developed as much, some actually saw it as one of the great landmarks in England’s political development as it was a watershed between the old and new pattern of political life. So despite the disagreements, there are supporters. In the end, this evidence shows that the extent of this assessment goes not very far as some agree to this sole achievement and some doesn’t, so we don’t truly know if this sole achievement was really his best achievement. However, in somewhat ways it does help this assessment as it