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Henry VII of England

  • Period: Jan 1, 1455 to Jan 1, 1487

    War of the Roses

    The Wars of the Roses were a series of battles fought in medieval England from 1455 to 1485 between the House of Lancaster and the House of York.
  • Jan 28, 1457

    Birth

    Birth
    Henry was born on 28th January, 1457. His father, Edmund Tudor, was Earl of Richmond and his mother Margaret Beaufort, who was heir to the throne, was the First Countess of Derby.
  • Period: Feb 11, 1466 to Feb 11, 1503

    Elizabeth of York

  • Aug 22, 1485

    King of England

    King of England
    Henry was King of England after conquer the crown on 22nd August, 1485 until his death. He was the first monarch of the House Tudor.
    He won the throne when his forces defeated King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field.
  • Jan 18, 1486

    Married

    Married
    Elizabeth was lady of the House of York and Henry was member of the House of Lancaster. He cemented his claim by marrying Elizabeth of York.
  • Sep 20, 1486

    Arthur Tudor

    Arthur Tudor
    Arthur was the first son of the couple and the heir to the throne of England. On 2nd April 1502 he died because of an alimentation problem.
  • Jan 1, 1487

    Unification of the Roses

    Unification of the Roses
    The War of the Roses, wars for control of the throne of England, end in this year. The House of York (the white rose) and the House of Lancaster (the red rose) unificated and they created the Tudor House (the red and white rose).
  • Nov 28, 1489

    Margaret Tudor

    Margaret Tudor
    Margaret was the first daughter of the House of Tudor.
    She was Queen of Scots from 1503 until 1513 as the wife of King James IV of Scotland.
  • Jun 28, 1491

    Henry VIII

    Henry VIII
    Henry VIII was the heir of the throne and the second monarch of the Tudor House. He is one of the most polemical monarch because of his six marriages and many extramarital affairs. He is very important in British history because he separated the England church from the Roman Catholic Church.
  • Jul 2, 1492

    Elizabeth Tudor

    She was the fourth child of Henry VII of England and she died when she only was three years old.
  • Mar 18, 1496

    Mary Tudor

    Mary Tudor
    Mary was the third daughter of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. She becames Queen of France getting married with Louis XII of France.
  • Feb 21, 1499

    Edmund Tudor

    He was the third son of Henry VII of England. He died when he was one year old.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    The Little King of England

    The Little King of England
    Juan de Lepe was from the Andalusian town of Lepe. He was the court fool and assistant of the king. They usually enjoyed playing cards and one day the king bet the throne of England for one day, Juan de Lepe accepted and won the bet. He becames The Little King of England for 24 hours .
    He seized the occasion and became rich.
  • Feb 2, 1503

    Katherine

    She died eight days after born.
  • Apr 21, 1509

    Death

    Death
    He died when he was 52 years old.