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The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 years with five monarchs: Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. The Tudors succeeded the House of Plantagenet as rulers of the Kingdom of England, and were succeeded by the Scottish House of Stuart .
- 1485; 538 years ago
- Henry VII (first Tudor king)
In England and Wales, the Tudor period occurred between 1485 and 1603, including the Elizabethan era during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558–1603). The Tudor period coincides with the dynasty of the House of Tudor in England, which began with the reign of Henry VII .
- Lily Johnson
- Henry VII. Henry VII is often considered the founding father of the Tudor dynasty, and through an astute business head and pragmatic removal of opponents, helped to establish the future of the eminent family.
- Henry VIII. Perhaps the most infamous member of the Tudor family, Henry VIII inherited the throne from his father in 1509 aged 18. Surrounded by wealth and loyal supporters, the new king begun his rule full of promise.
- Edward VI. Edward VI came to the throne in 1547 at the age of 9, ushering in a period known as the Mid-Tudor Crisis that spanned he and his sister Mary I’s short and turbulent reigns.
- Mary I. Enter Mary I, Henry VIII’s eldest daughter by Catherine of Aragon. She had been a staunch Catholic all her life, and had thousands of followers seeking to see her on the throne, both for her Catholic faith and as the rightful Tudor heir.
- Origins of the Tudors. The history of the Tudors can be traced back to the thirteenth century, but their rise to prominence began in the fifteenth. Owen Tudor, a Welsh landowner, fought in the armies of King Henry V of England.
- Taking the Throne. Owen’s son, Edmund, was rewarded for his family’s service by being raised to the Earl of Richmond by Henry VI. Crucially for his later family, Edmund married Margaret Beaufort, great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III, a tenuous but vital claim to the throne.
- Henry VII. Having defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, gained parliamentary approval and married a member of his rival family, Henry was crowned king.
- Henry VIII. The most famous English monarch of all, Henry VIII is best known for his six wives, the result of a desperate drive to produce healthy male heirs to carry the Tudor dynasty forward.
- Henry VII. ruled 1485 to 1509. - The battle of Bosworth Field. - Ancestry and youth.
- Henry VIII. ruled 1509 to 1547. - Timeline. - The coronations of King Henry VIII & Katharine of Aragon, 1509. - Portraits.
- THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII. - Katharine of Aragon, - Anne Boleyn, - Jane Seymour, - Anne of Cleves, - Catherine Howard, - Katharine Parr. - Sir Thomas Wyatt’s Poetry About Anne Boleyn.
- Edward VI. ruled 1547 to 1553. Jane I. ruled 1553.
Elizabeth I. The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor' (Welsh: Tudur) was a series of five monarchs of Welsh origin who ruled England and Ireland from 1485 until 1603. The three main monarchs (Henry VII, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I) each played an important part in turning England from a European backwater still immersed in the Middle Ages into a ...
Mar 2, 2022 · In total, through 5 monarchs, the Tudors ruled England and Wales for a total of 118 years, presenting us with a dynasty that contains arguably the most well-known figures in royal history. This rule contributed heavily to the shaping of England, and even Great Britain, that we all know today.
