Who was a Better King? King Henry VII or King Henry VIII?
Who was a Better King- Henry VII or Henry VII?
Matthew Ng
Lets go back in time to Early Modern Europe in around 1400 AD, and examine the two very different Kings of England who ruled everything under their kingdom. They were both very great kings, but the question is: Who ruled better? Henry VII? Or Henry VIII? Henry VII, the Ruthless, Passionate gangster warrior who handled his Monetary issues like a modern day CEO, or the Overweight Hunting Enthusiast, who had 6 wives? Lets find out.
After Henry VII conquered king Richard III in the battle of Bosworth(1485), He was crowned by the pope and became the new king of England shortly after. He then married Elizabeth of York, who bore him 8 children. After he died in 1509, one of his sons, Henry VIII, was crowned and became the new king of England. Henry ruled England to 1547 until he fell ill from over eating food that was too rich for him and died. Who ruled the great land of England better?
First of all, what does it mean to be a good ruler?
A way to judge the kings is to look at their family and decide which one was more powerful. For starters, Henry VII only married once, whilst Henry VIII got married to 6 different wives. This proves that Henry VIII must not have been a very good husband, either because his wives got bored of him and cheated on him or that he didn’t think of taking responsibility for marriage and executed/divorced them. Henry VII got married to Elizabeth of York right after the war against York to make peace between the countries, especially because Elizabeth was the niece of Richard III, his very own deceased enemy. This point also drops into the “Relations with other countries” category. Henry VIII married women only because they were beautiful. His marriage with Catherine Howard proves this point, as Henry VIII only fell in love with her only for her looks. However, Henry VIII also married Catherine of Aragon in 1509, to enforce an alliance with spain. Henry VIII eventually found
Matthew Ng
Lets go back in time to Early Modern Europe in around 1400 AD, and examine the two very different Kings of England who ruled everything under their kingdom. They were both very great kings, but the question is: Who ruled better? Henry VII? Or Henry VIII? Henry VII, the Ruthless, Passionate gangster warrior who handled his Monetary issues like a modern day CEO, or the Overweight Hunting Enthusiast, who had 6 wives? Lets find out.
After Henry VII conquered king Richard III in the battle of Bosworth(1485), He was crowned by the pope and became the new king of England shortly after. He then married Elizabeth of York, who bore him 8 children. After he died in 1509, one of his sons, Henry VIII, was crowned and became the new king of England. Henry ruled England to 1547 until he fell ill from over eating food that was too rich for him and died. Who ruled the great land of England better?
First of all, what does it mean to be a good ruler?
A way to judge the kings is to look at their family and decide which one was more powerful. For starters, Henry VII only married once, whilst Henry VIII got married to 6 different wives. This proves that Henry VIII must not have been a very good husband, either because his wives got bored of him and cheated on him or that he didn’t think of taking responsibility for marriage and executed/divorced them. Henry VII got married to Elizabeth of York right after the war against York to make peace between the countries, especially because Elizabeth was the niece of Richard III, his very own deceased enemy. This point also drops into the “Relations with other countries” category. Henry VIII married women only because they were beautiful. His marriage with Catherine Howard proves this point, as Henry VIII only fell in love with her only for her looks. However, Henry VIII also married Catherine of Aragon in 1509, to enforce an alliance with spain. Henry VIII eventually found