He married Elizabeth of York, despite her alleged affair with Richard III, and attempted to unify the houses of York and Lancaster. Henry overturned Richard III’s statute that declared Edward IV’s marriage to Elizabeth Woodville as invalid, thus legitimising his new wife and their future chi...
Henry Tudor, with the help of the French king, invaded England and won the Battle of Bosworth on August 22, 1485, where Richard III lost his life. After Tudor’s accession as King Henry VII, as promised, he married Elizabeth of York and Cecily went to live in the household of Margaret...
Married: Elizabeth of York, on January 18 1486Children: Arthur, Margaret, Henry, Elizabeth, Mary, Edmund, KatherineDied: April 21, 1509 at Richmond Palace, aged 52 years, 2 months, and 21 daysBuried at: Westminster AbbeyHenry was the son of Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond, who died ...
King of England (1485-1509) and founder of the Tudor line. Head of the house of Lancaster, he defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field (1485) and was proclaimed king. In 1486 Henry married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV, thereby uniting the houses of York and Lancaster. American Heritage...
Elizabeth of York was 20 years old when she married Henry VII. Henry was 29. As far as royal marriages went at the time, this was a fairly reasonable age difference. Did Henry VII remarry? After the death of his wife, Elizabeth of York, in 1503, Henry VII did not remarry. He seem...
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Henry, who had become king in 1485, was determined that the Tudor family should rule England and Wales for a long time. To do this he needed to protect himself from those who had the power to overthrow him. His first step was to marry Elizabeth of York, a member of Richard Ill's ...
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Father: King Henry VIIMother: Elizabeth of YorkBorn: June 28, 1491 at GreenwichAscended to the throne: April 21, 1509 aged 17 yearsCrowned: June 24, 1509 at WestminsterMarried:(1) Catherine of Aragon, on June 11, 1509Married (2): Anne Boleyn, on January 25, 1533...
Henry VII‚ son of Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort‚ was born in 1457. He married Elizabeth of York in 1486‚ who bore him four children: Arthur‚ Henry‚ Margaret and Mary. He died in 1509 after reigning 24 years. Henry descended from John of Gaunt‚ through the latter’s ...