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Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond

Henry VII
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Portrait of Henry holding a rose and wearing the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece by unknown artist, 1505
King of England (more...)
Reign 22 August 1485 – 21 April 1509
Coronation 30 October 1485
Predecessor Richard III
Successor Henry VIII
Born (1457-01-28)28 January 1457
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Died 21 April 1509(1509-04-21) (aged 52)
Richmond Palace, Surrey, England
Burial Westminster Abbey, London
Spouse Elizabeth of York
(m. 1486; d. 1503)
Issue Arthur, Prince of Wales
Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots
Henry VIII, King of England
Elizabeth Tudor
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
Edward Tudor
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset
Katherine Tudor
House Tudor
Father Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
Mother Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
Religion Roman Catholic
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Henry VII (Welsh: Harri Tudur; 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England from seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, and the first monarch of the House of Tudor. He ruled the Principality of Wales until 29 November 1489 and was Lord of Ireland.

Henry won the throne when his forces defeated King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the culmination of the Wars of the Roses. Henry was the last king of England to win his throne on the field of battle. He cemented his claim by marrying Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV and niece of Richard III. Henry was successful in restoring the power and stability of the English monarchy after the civil war, and after a reign of nearly 24 years, he was peacefully succeeded by his son, Henry VIII.

Henry can also be credited with a number of commendable administrative, economic and diplomatic initiatives, though the latter part of his reign was characterised by financial greed stretching the bounds of legality.

Perhaps most impactful to posterity was his establishment of the Pound Avoirdupois as a weights and measures standard—with several adjustments this became part of the Imperial System and today's International pound units.

His supportive stance of the islands' wool industry and stand off with the Low Countries had long lasting benefits to all the British Isles economy. However, the capriciousness and lack of due process that indebted many would tarnish his legacy and were soon ended upon Henry VII's death, after a commission revealed widespread abuses. According to the contemporary historian Polydore Vergil, simple "greed" underscored the means by which royal control was over-asserted in Henry's final years.


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