Claire | January 28, 2011

It is interesting that on this day in 1457 Henry VII was born and on this day in 1547 (weird digit thing going on here!) his son, Henry VIII, shuffled off this mortal coil. So, Happy 554th Birthday to one Henry and RIP to the other! The Birth of Henry VII Henry VII was born […]

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Tags: Henry VII, Henry VIII, Lady Margaret Beaufort, succession, Tudor dynasty

Claire | June 29, 2010

On this day in history, 29th June 1509, the matriarch of the House of Tudor, Lady Margaret Beaufort, died at the age of 66, a great age for a Tudor. Margaret died just four days after enjoying the coronation celebrations of her grandson, Henry VIII, and Henry Parker, Lord Morley, who acted as her cupbearer […]

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Tags: Henry Tudor, Henry VII, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Wars of the Roses