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Marriages among the ruling elite of England in all eras were arranged to make alliances against enemies, and more common in a less war-stricken times, to increase wealth. If a wealthy man is married to the daughter of a wealthy neighbour, through children the lands will be united into one unit and the wealth of the family in real terms doubles. Do that often enough and your power base enlarges as does your wealth and wealth and land equalled power.
Arranged marriages were also undertaken, often by the king refusing certain matches and then demanding other matches to prevent such power bases from forming. King John used to do this.
In Tudor times it was all about power and wealth as well, marry two people with tenuous claims to the throne, their offspring has a stronger claim to the throne. Lady Jane Grey was one such.
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