Henry Tudor found himself as the heir to his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort the great grand daughter of John of Gaunt but his father Edmond Tudor, was Welsh and there before did not inherit the crown but conquered it. The irrefutable founder of the house of Tudor was Owen Tudor, a young (___ ___ 0 ___ ___ 0 ___ ___ 0 ___ ___ 0 handsome Welsh lord, brave and intelligent, renowned for his love affair with Catherine of Valois, Henry V & # 39; s widow. He played a significant role in the War of Roses and of his five children with Catherine, Edmond was the father of Henry VII. He died before the birth of his son who was brought up and educated by his uncle Jasper, Count of Pembroke. The Parliament acclaimed Henry as the new savior sent by God to relate the people but Henry Tudor had to affirm hi s legitimacy and his lineage. were his others nearer to the royal crown and hence imputed the young prince, Edward, Earl of Warwick, a ten-year old weak minded youth, the son of the Duke of Clarence. a far-sighted monarch he picked out prominent counsel from both the Houses of Lancaster and York and married Elizabeth of York, the daughter of Edward IV from their union four of his seven children survived.
Henry & # 39; s eldest son Arthur was born in Winchester, the legendary site of Camelot and was entrusted to the great masters for his education. At the very tender age of three he was betrothed to Catherine of Aragon, the daughter of Isabella of Castille and Philip of Aragon, to counterbalance England & # 39; s political power in Europe. He married his daughter Margaret to the Scottish king James IV to put an end to the incessant wars with his Northern neighbor in the young princess Mary was destined to share the He and Father king, Louis XII becoming his widow very soon. Concerning the internal affairs of the country Henry took important and effective measures to secure a good government by focusing his faith on the gentry, the yeomen and merchants. He modified the army and encourage commerce and navigation; he noted a commercial treaty, Magnus Intercursus, with the Dutch government, the first of its kind for the acquisition of foreign markets and encouraged m In November 1501, when his son Arthur died, the king undeterred obtained a papal distribution and married his second son Henry to the young widow Katherine and circumvented the dowry greeted by the princess and preserved the Anglo-Spanish alliance.
After his father 's death in 1509, the young king continued to recuperate the lost territories on the French soil and strengthen the political lineage of his father between Spain and France. As an ambitious young man he embodied the Renaissance and was endowed the This title was added to the full royal title of Henry as "Henry the Eighth, by the Grace of God, King of England and France, Defender His reign and his married life with his brother 's width began favorably until Henry became impatient with Catherine & # 39; s inability to produce the heir he want to consolidate the Tudor dynasty. He wanted Thus the second king of the Tudor Dynasty was the first English monarch to become the first king of the pup refused, the king broke away from the Holy See. Head of the En glitch church. He had six wives and three children of which only one wish legitimate, became king after his father. was after his death his cousin and half sister ruled the country until 1588 when princess Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn & # 39; s daughter became the Queen of England.
Queen Elizabeth 's long reign rendered an unmatched rise and stability to England and she proved herself to be an excellent monarch by choosing and keeping through her reign the remarkable William Cecil. Unlike her father she inherited a very poor treasury and yet governed the country wisely, privileged the national interests and the kingdom & nbsp; s security. During this time the national Church washing up and the structures of the government and administration were enforced with the development of trade and navy while the Queen personally advanced maritime expeditions. For she decided to remain single and after her reign the Tudor Dynasty came to an end.
