The Hundred Years’ War had also strongly affected the English.
Both the cost of the war and losses in manpower strained the economy.
At the end of the war, England faced even greater turmoil when civil conflicts—known as the Wars of the Roses—erupted.
Noble factions fought to control the monarchy in 1485, when Henry Tudor established a new dynasty.
As the first Tudor king, Henry VII worked to create a strong royal government.
Henry ended the wars of the nobles by abolishing their private armies.
He was also very thrifty and by not overburdening the nobles and the middle class with taxes, Henry won their favor.
They thus provided much support for his monarchy.