Henry VII

Year Start 1485
Year End 1509
Date of Birth 28th January 1457
Date of Death 21st April 1509

King Henry VII was the first of the Tudors to be in power. Henry VII came to power by killing Richard III in battle. Henry VII spent a lot of his younger life travelling and fleeing during the War of the Roses. It was at the Battle of Bosworth that Henry killed the king and ended the War of the Roses.

King Henry VII is known as a peacemaker. He killed the evil ruling king, and upon being crowned his married Edward IV's daughter, Elizabeth, bringing the two warring families together. Henry VII brought England a long peaceful period and made the country great riches.