Concetti Chiave
- Henry VII established the Tudor dynasty, transforming England into a strong modern state with a business-like administration.
- He strengthened royal authority by confiscating rebel nobles' lands and selecting ministers from their ranks, limiting parliamentary use.
- Trade flourished under Henry VII with strategic agreements with Flanders, Denmark, Scotland, and Spain through dynastic marriages.
- Henry VII laid the groundwork for English naval power, enhancing military and merchant capabilities, leaving a wealthy treasury for his successor.
- The Franklin emerged in the 14th century as a landowning gentry member, symbolizing a new administrative force in agricultural society.
Henry VII's reign and policies
Henry VII was the first king of the Tudor dynasty. During his reign he made the monarchy supreme and turned England into a strong modern state which he administered like a business man.
He confiscated the land of the nobles who had been defeated or had died in the recent wars.
He began to choose his minister and servants among them. He summoned parliament only six times to pass laws against the nobility.
Trade and naval advancements
Trade agreements were made with Flanders and Denmark and an understanding with Scotland and Spain was achieved by means of dynastic marriages
Henry also laid the foundations of English naval power by spending money on the building of ships so that England could have its own merchant fleet as well as increase its military strength.
Henry VIII the new king inherited million pounds when Henry VII died.
The Tudor monarchy though despotic was popular and England was set to play an important role in world affairs.
The Franklin's role in society
The Franklin was a new member of the gentry in the 14th century, a small landowner who was of free but not noble birth.
The Franklin is the natural counter to the Knight and represents a new force in the local administration of an agricultural society. 
The daisy (on the line 2) was the most English of wild flowers, sign of spring and country life; of simplicity and purity of humility and worthiness. A man totally immersed in domestic reality.
Domande da interrogazione
- How did Henry VII strengthen the English monarchy during his reign?
- What were Henry VII's contributions to trade and naval power?
- Who was the Franklin, and what role did he play in society?
Henry VII strengthened the monarchy by making it supreme and administering England like a businessman. He confiscated lands from defeated nobles, chose ministers from among them, and summoned parliament sparingly to pass laws against the nobility.
Henry VII made trade agreements with Flanders and Denmark and established dynastic marriages with Scotland and Spain. He also laid the foundations for English naval power by investing in shipbuilding, enhancing both the merchant fleet and military strength.
The Franklin was a new member of the gentry in the 14th century, a small landowner of free but not noble birth. He represented a new force in local administration, countering the Knight and embodying simplicity, purity, and worthiness in agricultural society.
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