Tudor Facts. Welcome to the area of primary facts dedicated to the tudors. Mary tudor facts 1.
Follow the links below to find the information you are searching for. Henry vii henry viii edward vi lady jane grey mary i and elizabeth i. The tudor period occurred between 1485 and 1603 in england and wales and includes the elizabethan period during the reign of elizabeth i until 1603.
The house of tudor was an english royal house of welsh origin descended from the tudors of penmynydd tudor monarchs ruled the kingdom of england and its realms including their ancestral wales and the lordship of ireland later the kingdom of ireland from 1485 until 1603 with six monarchs in that period.
From 1154 1485 england was ruled by the plantagenet family. Historian john guy 1988 argued that england was economically healthier more expansive and more optimistic. The tudor era lasted from 1485 when henry vii defeated the yorkist king richard iii at the battle of bosworth until the death of queen elizabeth i in 1603. His son henry viii 1509 47.