📕 Chapter 3: A Long and Illustrious History

3.3.1 Henry VII and the Tudor dynasty

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Henry Tudor became King Henry VII after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. He was the first Tudor monarch. To unite the warring houses of Lancaster and York, he married Elizabeth of York. Their combined symbol — the Tudor rose — merged the red and white roses.

Key Facts

  • Henry VII first Tudor monarch after Bosworth Field 1485
  • Married Elizabeth of York to unite Lancaster and York
  • Tudor rose combined red and white roses
Henry VII and the Tudor dynasty (illustration 1)
Illustration: Henry VII and the Tudor dynasty

Henry VII was a shrewd and careful king who restored stability to England after the Wars of the Roses. He strengthened royal finances, avoided expensive wars, and established England as a more prosperous and stable country. The Tudor dynasty he founded would rule England for over a century and include some of the most famous monarchs in English history.

Key Facts

  • Henry VII restored stability after Wars of the Roses
  • Strengthened royal finances and avoided expensive wars
  • Tudor dynasty ruled for over a century
Henry VII and the Tudor dynasty (illustration 2)
Illustration: Henry VII and the Tudor dynasty

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    • Henry VII 1485 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ Bosworth Field-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ Tudor āϰāĻžāϜāĻž āĻšāύ
    • Lancaster āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ York āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ Elizabeth of York-āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ
    • Tudor rose āϞāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ
  • The Tudor rose Lancaster-āĻāϰ āϞāĻžāϞ āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ York-āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻĒāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
    • Henry VII 1485 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ Bosworth Field-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ Tudor āϰāĻžāϜāĻž āĻšāύ
    • Lancaster āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ York āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ Elizabeth of York-āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ
    • Tudor rose āϞāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ
  • Henry VII āϝ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāϰāϤ āϰāĻžāϜāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ Elizabeth of York-āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
    • Henry VII 1485 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ Bosworth Field-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ Tudor āϰāĻžāϜāĻž āĻšāύ
    • Lancaster āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ York āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ Elizabeth of York-āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ
    • Tudor rose āϞāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ
  • Henry VII 1485 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ Battle of Bosworth Field-āĻ Richard III āϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāϜāĻž āĻšāύāĨ¤
    • Henry VII 1485 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ Bosworth Field-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ Tudor āϰāĻžāϜāĻž āĻšāύ
    • Lancaster āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ York āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ Elizabeth of York-āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ
    • Tudor rose āϞāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ

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