Henry VII
First Tudor king
Henry VII was the first Tudor monarch of England, reigning from 1485 to 1509.
He seized the throne by defeating Richard III at Bosworth Field, ending the Wars of the Roses.
His marriage to Elizabeth of York united the warring houses of Lancaster and York.
Henry established financial stability and a strong centralized monarchy, founding a dynasty that would include Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
- Star ChamberOppressive Tudor-era royal court
- Wars of the RosesPlantagenet succession conflict
- ArthurClassic male name
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- financial reformsPolicy changes improving economics
Tudor dynasty · Tudor rose · pretender · Richmond · English throne · royal succession · Catherine of Aragon · naval expansion · trade agreements · Mary I · Tower of London · taxation policies · Tudor era · Battle of Bosworth · royal court · Stanley · crown · scepter
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Final Yorkist king
Richard II · Henry VI · legitimate heir · Harold Godwinson · Elizabeth I
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