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House of Tudor
- Henry VIIIHenry VIII was born on the 28th of June 1491 at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, Kent. He entered the world as the third child and second son of King…
- Catherine of AragonCatherine of Aragon was born at the Archbishop's Palace of Alcalá de Henares in the early hours of the 16th of December 1485.
- Jane SeymourJane Seymour entered the world at Wulfhall in Wiltshire, though some historians suggest West Bower Manor in Somerset as her birthplace.
- Anne of ClevesAnne of Cleves entered the world on the 28th of June or the 22nd of September 1515 in Düsseldorf. Her father was John III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, a man…
- Elizabeth IElizabeth was born on the 7th of September 1533 at Greenwich Palace. Her mother Anne Boleyn had been Henry VIII's second wife.
- Wives of Henry VIIIKing Henry VIII of England had six wives between 1509 and his death in 1547. The first wife, Catherine of Aragon, married him on the 11th of June 1509 when…
- Henry VII of EnglandHenry Tudor was born on the 28th of January 1457 inside Pembroke Castle. This stone fortress stood in Little England beyond Wales, an English-speaking…
- Mary I of EnglandMary Tudor entered the world on the 18th of February 1516 at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich. She was the only child of King Henry VIII and his first…
- Elizabeth of YorkElizabeth entered the world on the 11th of February 1466 at the Palace of Westminster. Her christening took place in Westminster Abbey, sponsored by her…
- Lady Jane GreyJane Grey sat in the presence of her father or mother, speaking, keeping silence, sitting, standing, going, eating, drinking, merrily or sadly.
- Tudor roseHenry VII took the crown of England from Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. This event ended what historians later called the Wars of the…
- House of TudorOwen Tudor abandoned the Welsh patronymic naming practice and adopted a fixed surname in the early 1400s. He chose the name of his grandfather, Tudur ap…
- Edward VIOn the 12th of October 1537, Prince Edward was born in the private apartments of his mother at Hampton Court Palace. The news spread through London with such…
- Mary Tudor, Queen of FranceMary Tudor entered the world at Shene Palace on the 18th of March 1496. She was the fifth child of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, yet the youngest to…
- Arthur, Prince of WalesHenry VII became King of England upon defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. He needed to secure his hold on the throne and…