The reign of the Tudor dynasty began when Henry VII was crowned in 1485 after defeating the Yorkist king Richard III at the battle of Bosworth in 1484. There were five Tudor kings and queens – Henry ...

From the crowning of Henry VII in 1485 to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, the kings and queens of the House of Tudor ruled England (and beyond) with ambition, religious zeal – and brutality. The age ...

Margaret’s wardship was instead granted to Henry VI’s half-brothers Jasper and Edmund Tudor, with the intention of marrying her to Edmund, the 1st Earl of Richmond. As King Henry had no legitimate ...

From humble beginnings in the service of the princes of Gwynedd, the Tudor family rose steadily to royal stock. The Tudor ...

He was the first Tudor monarch, the king who vanquished Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. So when Henry VII died in 1509 after suffering from gout and asthma, he was fittingly buried in ...

Ruling between 1509 and 1547, his marriages to a succession of six women became something of a Tudor soap opera and probably his most talked-about legacy. So, as king of England and one of Europe ...

The Tudor monarchs, who ruled England from 1485 to 1603, have always attracted a great deal of historical attention; the most studied of them all have been Henry VIII (1509-1549) and Elizabeth I (1558 ...

Queen Camilla sported a dazzling brooch during her recent Buckingham Palace reception which featured her favourite gemstone.

Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII. She didn't expect to ... The best guides and activities all about the Tudors. They contain text, videos and challenges to help you understand ...

Treason, tyranny, and terror are fabled words of King Henry VIII, one of history’s most controversial autocrats and ...

The contest between a young Tudor king and his older sister discussed here was part of wider struggles between Christians across most of Europe. At issue was true Christian belief, at a time when ...