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Henry VII

king of England
Also known as: Henry Tudor, earl of Richmond
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Alexander Reginald Myers
Professor of Medieval History, University of Liverpool, 1967–80. Author of The Household of Edward IV.
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Henry VII (born January 28, 1457, Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales—died April 21, 1509, Richmond, Surrey, England) was the king of England (1485–1509), who succeeded in ending the Wars of the Roses between the houses of Lancaster and York and founded the Tudor dynasty. Henry, son of Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond, and Margaret Beaufort, was born nearly three months after his father’s death. His father was the son of Owen Tudor, a Welsh squire, and...

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