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1 day ago · Then, in August 1485, Henry Tudor and his uncle, Jasper Tudor, landed in Wales with a contingent of French troops, and marched through Pembrokeshire, recruiting soldiers. Henry's forces defeated Richard's army near the Leicestershire town of Market Bosworth .
18 hours ago · “A thrilling portrait of a remarkable woman who witnessed the key events of Elizabethan England.” Based on extensive research, original letters and records of the Elizabethan Court, this new account explores the life of Frances Walsingham, the only surviving child of Queen Elizabeth’s ‘spymaster’ Sir Francis Walsingham.
2 days ago · The House of Tudor (/ ˈ tj uː d ər /) was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois.
A portrait of a young Henry VIII is included in a charter now on display in the town of King’s Lynn, Norfolk, to mark the 500th anniversary of Henry’s permission for the town to appoint its own mayor, alderman, and common council.
May 26, 2024 · From this chaos emerged an unlikely victor: Henry Tudor, a Welsh exile with a tenuous claim to the throne. Through a combination of strategic alliances, military prowess, and political savvy, Henry would go on to become King Henry VII, the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
May 25, 2024 · Portraits of King Henry VII at the National Portrait Gallery, London. 1457-1509. King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor.
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May 18, 2024 · 1497 – Death of Catherine Woodville, wife of Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, then Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford, and finally Richard Wingfield, whom she married without royal licence. Catherine was the sister of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV.
