Henry VII of England

Reign: 1485 – 1509
Life: 1457–1509

He was known as Henry Tudor. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor. His mother was a great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, an English prince who founded the Lancastrian cadet branch of the House of Plantagenet. Edmund Tudor died three months before his son was born, and Henry was raised by his uncle Jasper Tudor, a Lancastrian, and William Herbert, a supporter of the Yorkist branch of the House of Plantagenet. During Henry's early years, his uncles and the Lancastrians fought a series of civil wars against the Yorkist claimant, Edward IV. He attained the throne when his forces, supported by France and Scotland, defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field.

During Henry VII of England's reign, Bayezid II ruled Ottoman Empire, Ferdinand II of Aragon ruled Spain, and James IV of Scotland ruled Scotland.

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Henry VII by Sean Cunningham

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