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  1. Signature. Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor. [a] Henry's mother, Margaret Beaufort, was a descendant of John of Gaunt, founder of the House of Lancaster and son of King ...

  2. Avebury Manor & Garden is a National Trust property consisting of a Grade I listed early-16th-century manor house and its surrounding garden. It is in Avebury , near Marlborough , Wiltshire, England, in the centre of the village next to St James's Church and close to the Avebury neolithic henge monument.

  3. Background. Warwick the Kingmaker, 16th century imaginary portrait. The Neville family, an ancient Durham family, came to prominence in England's fourteenth-century wars against the Scots. In 1397, King Richard II granted Ralph Neville the title of Earl of Westmorland. [4]

  4. During the 16th century, the Admiralty consisted of the Lord Admiral of England, supported by the Vice-Admiral of England and the Lieutenant of the Admiralty, responsible for the control and direction of naval operations, civil affairs, logistical support and judicial administration of the admiralty courts .

  5. This category is being considered for merging into Category:16th-century establishments in the Kingdom of Naples. This nomination is part of a discussion of several related categories. This does not mean that any of the pages in the category will be deleted. They may, however, be recategorized.

  6. The 16th century in Canada. saw the first contacts, since the. Norsemen. 500 years earlier, between the. indigenous peoples in Canada. living near the. Atlantic. coast and European fishermen, whalers, traders, and explorers. Following the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and the subsequent voyage to the land that became ...

  7. Similarly when we say "20th Century," we are referring to the 1900s. All this because, according to the calendar we use, the 1st Century included the years 1-100 (there was no year zero), and the 2nd Century, the years 101-200. Similarly, when we say 2nd Century B.C.E. we are referring to the years 200-101 B.C.E.

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