Tudor Family. It was born out of the conclusion of the war of the roses the civil war between the english houses of york and lancaster both of which were cadet branches of the plantagenet dynasty the previous ruling family in england and both of which had. The wars of the roses as they were called ended in 1485 when henry tudor who was related to the lancastrians killed richard iii the last plantagenet king in battle.
House of tudor family tree from king henry vii 1485 1509 to queen elizabeth i 1558 1603. The origins of the tudors can be traced to the 13th century but the family s dynastic fortunes were established by owen tudor c. The wars of the roses as they were called ended in 1485 when henry tudor who was related to the lancastrians killed richard iii the last plantagenet king in battle.
The tudor family rose to power in the wake of the wars of the roses 1455 1487 which left the house of lancaster with which the tudors were aligned extinct in the male line.
It was born out of the conclusion of the war of the roses the civil war between the english houses of york and lancaster both of which were cadet branches of the plantagenet dynasty the previous ruling family in england and both of which had. But in the 1450s war broke out between two rival branches of the family the yorkists and the lancastrians. At this time england was catholic. The origins of the tudors can be traced to the 13th century but the family s dynastic fortunes were established by owen tudor c.