Expert: Mark Smith - 9/22/2005

Question
can you also tell me who was the better king in , Relations with foriegn countries, money and control of country

Answer
The simple answer is Henry VII. He largely stayed out of expensive foreign wars, getting involved in two brief conflicts with France and quickly dealt with a Scottish invasion. Henry VIII three times declared war on France and took part in two costly invasions. He also got involved in two wars with Scotland, the second of which was still ongoing after five years at the time of his death.
In financial matters Henry VII reorganized and strengthened England's finances only for his son to squander the Treasury and get deeply into debt undoing all his father's efforts.
Henry VII united the country after the bloody Wars of the Roses and although he faced two uprisings in favour of the defeated Yorkists, he largely kept the peace at home. Henry VIII too had a major revolt during his reign, but he also kept England mostly quiet. The main feature of Henry VIII's policy of control is that he greatly strengthened the power of the Crown at the expense of the nobility who had held greater power in the previous century due to a weak monarchy, power which they abused and which led to the civil wars of the later 15th century.
Mark