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3 days ago · Henry VII (a descendant of Edward III, and the son of Edmund Tudor, a half-brother of Henry VI) succeeded in presenting himself as a candidate not only for traditional Lancastrian supporters, but also for discontented supporters of their rival Plantagenet cadet House of York, and he took the throne by right of conquest.
Apr 30, 2024 · House of Tudor, an English royal dynasty of Welsh origin, which gave five sovereigns to England: Henry VII (reigned 1485–1509); his son, Henry VIII (1509–47); followed by Henry VIII’s three children, Edward VI (1547–53), Mary I (1553–58), and Elizabeth I (1558–1603).
4 days ago · 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.
3 days ago · Plantagenet. Henry II (1154–1189) is considered by some to be the first Plantagenet king of England, and the first Angevin. In the 15th century, near the end of the dynastic line, Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, adopted Plantagenet as his family name.
Apr 30, 2024 · Margaret of Anjou (born March 23, 1430, probably Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, Fr.—died Aug. 25, 1482, near Saumur) was the queen consort of England’s King Henry VI and a leader of the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of York and Lancaster.
Apr 24, 2024 · Henry Tudor stood at the head of an army of around 5,000 men. Richard III’s army of around 9,000 men outnumbered the Tudor. The battle began in the morning and lasted for about two hours. The Earl of Oxford made a charge at Richard’s right flank and defeated the Duke of Norfolk. Richard then decided to charge directly at Henry.
6 days ago · Naval Accounts and Inventories of the Reign of Henry VII, 1485-8 and 1495-7 by M. Oppenheim. Call Number: DA70.N327 A1 v.8. Rutland Papers by John Henry Manners, 5th duke of Rutland, 1778-1857. Call Number: DA20 .R91 1st ser., v.21. Original Documents Illustrative of the Courts and Times of Henry VII, and Henry VIII.
