Henry VII's Wardship

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of wardship under Henry VII on vulnerable children who inherited property as minors.

Send us Fan Mail Wardship under Henry VII became a mechanism for wealth and power and the losers were the children who were unfortunate enough to have acquired property as minors. What a sad state it was for the vulnerable child.......

People in this episode

Host: Bertha Belmore

Topics covered

• wardship
• children's rights
• historical mechanisms
• wealth and power
• vulnerability of minors

Keywords

• Henry VII
• wardship
• children
• wealth
• power
• minors
• historical context

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wardship

Places: Henry VII

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