King Henry VII did not want to lose Catherine of Aragon’s dowry or the alliance he had made with Spain, so he offered Henry, who was five years younger than Catherine, to be her husband. Several problems with negotiations made it doubtful that the marriage would ever take place. With li...
KingHenryVIIofEngland(1457 KING HENRY VII, of England, was the first of the Tudor dynasty. His claim to the throne was through his mother,Margaret Beaufort, fromJohn of Gauntand Catherine Swynford, whose issue born before their marriage had been legitimated by parliament. This, of course, wa...
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishHenry VII, King /ˌhenri ðə ˈsevənθ/ (also Henry Tudor) (1457–1509) the king of England from 1485 until his death in 1509. He defeated Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field, and married to unite the families of York and...
Henry VII actually had three sons. They were Edmund, who died in infancy, Arthur, who died before he could take the throne, and Henry VIII, who succeeded his father and became King of England at the age of 17. How many wives did Henry VII have? Henry VII only had one wife: Elizabet...
Henry was born in Greenwich, England, on June 28, 1491, the second son of Henry VII, the first English ruler from the House of Tudor. While his older brother Arthur was being prepared for the throne, Henry was steered toward a church career, with a broad education in theology, music, ...
King Henry VIIHenry VII, King/ˌhenri ðə ˈsevənθ/(alsoHenry Tudor) (1457–1509)the king of England from 1485 until his death in 1509. He defeated Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field, and married to unite the families of York and Lancaster and so ended the Wars ...
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HENRY VIII (1491-1547), King of England and Ireland. Document signed (at head, 'Henry R'), Eltham Palace, 12 May 1514, letters patent addressed to the treasurer and chamberlains of the exchequer, concerning a sum of £3,359 9d owed to the King by the c
It was around this time that King Edward VII of England gained his most infamous nickname: Dirty Bertie. Not exactly the name you'd expect from a Victorian prince—but as you'll see, our Bertie more than lived up to the name. Getty Images 19. He Was Nothing If Not Discreet There's...