Henry VII of England
Born: 28th January 1457, Penbroke Castle, Wales.
Parents: Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond.
Siblings: -
Married: Elizabeth of York, died 1503
Children: Arthur, Margaret, Henry VIII, Elizabeth Tudor, Mary, Edmund, Kathrine.
Died: 21st April 1509, Richmond Palace. Buried 11th May 1509 in Westminster Abbey.
Brief Summary
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Henry was born on 28th January 1457 in Pembroke to Edmund Tudor, who had died three months prior, and Margaret Beaufort. Through his mother he had a claim to the throne and when Edward IV gained the throne he had to flee to Britanny with his uncle Jasper Tudor at the age 14. When Edward …show more content…
She was the heir to the throne since her brothers, Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, were presumed dead after being imprisoned in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard III and vanishing without explanation. An invasion was planned but never came to fruition but further set Henry back as he had to flee to France where he found eager support for his claim. Due to the betrothal arrangement he also gained the support of the Woodvilles and decided on a second attack where he marched towards England with the small force, mainly French and Scottish and gaining further support in Wales, which was mainly governed by members of the Lancastrian family and …show more content…
This also settled any disagreements over who might have had a better claim to the throne as they were now both on the throne. His first act in parliament was to recall the Titulus Regius, a statute given by Richard III that had declared the marriage between Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville as illegitimate and with that their children. He made them legitimate again and with that also legitimised his own wife, Elizabeth of York. She gave him a son in 1486, Arthur Prince of Wale and heir to the
Born: 28th January 1457, Penbroke Castle, Wales.
Parents: Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond.
Siblings: -
Married: Elizabeth of York, died 1503
Children: Arthur, Margaret, Henry VIII, Elizabeth Tudor, Mary, Edmund, Kathrine.
Died: 21st April 1509, Richmond Palace. Buried 11th May 1509 in Westminster Abbey.
Brief Summary
(Write a brief summary of there life. Highlight the key areas of their life)
Henry was born on 28th January 1457 in Pembroke to Edmund Tudor, who had died three months prior, and Margaret Beaufort. Through his mother he had a claim to the throne and when Edward IV gained the throne he had to flee to Britanny with his uncle Jasper Tudor at the age 14. When Edward …show more content…
She was the heir to the throne since her brothers, Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, were presumed dead after being imprisoned in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard III and vanishing without explanation. An invasion was planned but never came to fruition but further set Henry back as he had to flee to France where he found eager support for his claim. Due to the betrothal arrangement he also gained the support of the Woodvilles and decided on a second attack where he marched towards England with the small force, mainly French and Scottish and gaining further support in Wales, which was mainly governed by members of the Lancastrian family and …show more content…
This also settled any disagreements over who might have had a better claim to the throne as they were now both on the throne. His first act in parliament was to recall the Titulus Regius, a statute given by Richard III that had declared the marriage between Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville as illegitimate and with that their children. He made them legitimate again and with that also legitimised his own wife, Elizabeth of York. She gave him a son in 1486, Arthur Prince of Wale and heir to the