House of Tudor
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The House of Tudor was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. They descended ultimately from Ednyfed Fychan and the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family,
King Henry VII, the founder of the royal house of Tudor
Henry VIII of England: Henry's quarrels with the Pope led to the creation of the Church of England
Catherine of Aragon: the Church of England annulled her marriage after she failed to produce a male heir to the Tudor dynasty
Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, Henry VIII's chief minister responsible for the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Elizabeth of York
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Elizabeth of York was Queen of England from her marriage to King Henry VII on 18 January 1486 until she died in 1503. She was the daughter of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, and her marriage t
Portrait of Elizabeth, attributed to Meynnart Wewyck
Elizabeth with her sisters. She is the first from the left.
Henry VII and Elizabeth with their children
Copy in oils of the 1536–37 Hans Holbein Whitehall mural, commissioned by Charles II, 1667. Left to right: Henry VIII, Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Jane Seymour.