# King Henry VII — Religion and the Rise of Capitalism character guide

> King Henry VII in Religion and the Rise of Capitalism by R. H. Tawney.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Henry VII

**First appearance:** 0003-religion-and-the-rise-of-capitalism

## Who they are

First Tudor king of England.

## In the story

### [II: The Economic Revolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/ii-the-economic-revolution)

Mentioned as a thrifty monarch whose accumulated treasure was later dissipated by his son, illustrating the fiscal challenges of the period.

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