Henry VII, also known as Henry Tudor, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor.
Henry holding a rose and wearing the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1505
Pembroke Castle in Wales, the birthplace of Henry VII
Young Henry VII, by a French artist (Musée Calvet, Avignon)
Queen Elizabeth, Henry's wife
Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. At the same time, he was Lord of Ireland until 18 June 1542, after which he was also King of Ireland.
Henry VII of England
…death, a commission found widespread abuses in the tax collection process. Henry reigned for nearly 24 years and was peacefully succeeded by his son, Henry VIII. Henry VII was born on 28 January 1457 at Pembroke Castle in the English-speaking portion of Pembrokeshire known as Little England beyond Wales. He was…
Portrait by Meynnart Wewyck, 1509
The meeting of Francis I and Henry VIII at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520
Henry (left) with Pope Leo X (centre) and Emperor Charles V (right); painting by unknown artist c. 1520