Dynastic security
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The aim of securing the royal succession, pursued through methods such as dynastic marriages, treaties and parliamentary Succession Acts.
Protecting the Tudor dynasty's survival, including securing the succession, which Henry VII prioritised over expensive military glory.
The priority to which Henry consistently subordinated commercial interests, as seen in the 1493 trade embargo with Burgundy.
Executing Warwick, the last legitimate male Yorkist claimant, removed a permanent figurehead for Yorkist conspiracies.
Topics that use Dynastic security
- 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
- 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 – Henry VII, 1485–1509 (AQA A-Level)
- 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 – The end of the Yorkist Dynasty, 1486–1499 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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