In England and Wales, the Tudor period occurred between 1485 and 1603, including the Elizabethan era. The Tudor period coincides with the reign of the House of Tudor, which began with the accession of
Coin minted under Henry VII
An allegory of the Tudor succession.
Henry VIII embarking at Dover. Dover Castle is depicted at top left.
The Tudor navy carrack Henry Grace à Dieu. In her day she was the largest warship in the world.
The territory today known as England became inhabited more than 800,000 years ago, as the discovery of stone tools and footprints at Happisburgh in Norfolk have indicated. The earliest evidence for ea
Stonehenge, erected in several stages from c.3000–2500 BC
Artefacts from Bush Barrow at Stonehenge. Wessex culture, Early Bronze Age, c. 1900 BC
View of the ramparts of the hillfort of Maiden Castle (450 BC), as they look today