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Apr 21, 2015 · At 11 o'clock on the night of 21st April 1509, King Henry VII died at Richmond Palace. It was not a sudden death, the king had been ill for some time and had shut himself away at Richmond since January. John Fisher, the future Bishop of Rochester, recorded details of Henry VII's last days for a sermon. The king died a good Christian death but ...
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.
- 22 August 1485 – 21 April 1509
- Lady Margaret Beaufort
Mar 14, 2016 · King Henry VII died on 21st April 1509 at Richmond Palace. He’d not been well since the spring of 1507 when it was feared that he would die of a severe throat infection. In fact he'd been taken ill shortly after Prince Arthur's death in 1502 at which point there must have been real concern…
Mar 12, 2024 · Henry VII (born January 28, 1457, Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales—died April 21, 1509, Richmond, Surrey, England) was the king of England (1485–1509), who succeeded in ending the Wars of the Roses between the houses of Lancaster and York and founded the Tudor dynasty.
How did Henry VII die? Henry VII died on 21 April 1509 at Richmond Palace in Surrey. His death was due to tuberculosis. Henry was buried in Westminster Abbey next to his wife, Elizabeth of York. Both Henry and Elizabeth are depicted in tomb effigies. These effigies show them with their hands clasped in prayer, a reference to their piety.
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Apr 7, 2020 · Henry VII of England arranges for his second son Henry (future Henry VIII of England) to marry Catherine of Aragon at a future date. 21 Apr 1509 Death of Henry VII of England at Richmond Palace, England.
Burial and Monument. Henry died on 21st April 1509, having suffered from gout and asthma. He and his wife lie in a vault beneath his magnificent tomb in the Lady Chapel (the first monarchs to be buried in the Abbey in a vault under the floor rather than in a tomb chest above ground).