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The Tudors were a family of Kings and Queens who ruled England for over one hundred years. These families were wealthy and powerful. Because of the Tudor dynasty, Europe saw many changes. The first four Tudors included Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Jane Grey. All of these leaders led interesting lives.
Henry VII was born 28 January 1457, “twenty thousand men had met in fierce combat, and the day had ended in defeat of the stronger army its leader the king had died in the fight”. (Tudor history.org) Henry VII was one of those people who would not be expected to become king. But when Henry became king people thought it was a miracle; Henry’s father was Edmund Tudor. It was the ancestors of his mother that gave him the right of the throne. “By 1485 the war of the roses had been raging in England for many years between the houses of York and Lancaster”. (Tudor history.org) Henry then married Elizabeth of York. “The main problem facing Henry was restoring faith and strength in the monarchy, Henry also had to deal with other claimants, and with some of them having a far stronger claim than his own.” (Tudor history.org)” Henry strengthened the government, Henry also had to deal with a treasury that was nearly bankrupt.” (Tudor history.org) Henry gathered a lot of money for his son so when Henry died his son would have a lot of money to get him started when he became King of England. Henry VII died 21 April 1509; Henry also had seven children with Elizabeth the York. (Tudor history.org)
Henry VIII was born the 28th June 1491. Henry Tudor was named after his father. Henry was born from Elizabeth the York on June 28th. He was the second son so he was not likely to become king but Henry does become king shortly after his bro...

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...ard was the king of England for a few years. Edward died at age 15, but with a short region saw the full-scale introduction of Protestantism.” (Bbc-History-VI) Edward became the king at age nine years old when his father died in January 1547. “In the summer of 1549 peasants in the west country revolted in protest against the prayer book”
(Bbc-History-VI) the French declared war. Edward was suffering from tuberculosis and would not live long. Lady Jane was queen only for few days than Mary took the throne. (Bbc-History-VI)

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“Edward VI”. BBC History. BBCHistory.com. 2014. Web. 5 May 2015.
“Henry VIII.” Britannia. Britannia, com. 2011. Web. 5 May 2014.
“The Tudor Monarchs.” Tudorhistory.org. N.d. Web. 5 May 2014.
“Tudor Dynasty,” Wikipedia. 1 May 2014. Web. 5 May 2014.
“Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.” History. Westminster Abbey. 2013. Web. 5 May 2014.

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