House of Tudor

The royal dynasty that ruled England and Wales from 1485 to 1603, beginning with Henry VII and ending with Elizabeth I.

Henry VII: King of England from 1485 to 1509 and founder of the Tudor dynasty. His victory at Bosworth established Tudor rule.
Battle of Bosworth Field: The 1485 battle in which Henry Tudor defeated Richard III and claimed the English crown. It ended Richard III’s reign and opened the Tudor era.
Kingdom of England: A sovereign state that existed from the tenth century until its union with Scotland in 1707. The Tudor monarchs ruled this kingdom throughout the dynasty.
Siege of Boulogne: The English siege that captured the French port of Boulogne in 1544 during the Italian War of 1542–1546. Henry VIII’s costly campaign illustrates the dynasty’s pursuit of continental territory.
Henry VIII: King of England from 1509 to 1547, known for six marriages and the English Reformation. His religious and dynastic policies transformed Tudor England.
Wars of the Roses: A series of dynastic conflicts between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English crown. The Tudor claim emerged from these conflicts and their rival lineages.
Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542: English statutes that incorporated Wales into the English legal and administrative system. They formalized the dynasty’s rule over Wales.
Lady Jane Grey: Queen of England for nine days in 1553, whose claim was advanced after Edward VI’s death. Her brief accession exposed the stakes of Tudor succession disputes.
Edward VI: King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553, succeeding his father Henry VIII as a child. His short reign intensified Protestant reform before a disputed succession.
Act of Supremacy 1534: An English statute that made Henry VIII supreme head of the Church of England. It gave legal form to Henry VIII’s break with papal authority.

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