The House of Tudor ruled England and Wales and the Lordship of Ireland, and was of Welsh origin. It came to power when Henry VII defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, which ended the Wars of the Roses, and he restored order and finances to the crown. His son Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church over his marriages, which led to the English Reformation, and the dynasty's later monarchs were Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. Elizabeth's long reign saw the defeat of the Spanish Armada and a flowering of English drama. With her death, childless, the crown passed to James VI of Scotland, of the House of Stuart.
Before and after
- 1 January 1484Birth of Huldrych Zwingli
- c. 1485Painting of The Birth of Venus
- from 1485 to 1491Ottoman–Mamluk War
- 1485Birth of Hernán Cortés
- from 22 August 1485 to 24 March 1603House of Tudor
- 22 August 1485Battle of Bosworth Field
- 16 December 1485Birth of Catherine of Aragon
- from 1487 to 1491French–Breton War
- c. 1490sThe Last Supper
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The era
This moment belongs to the Medieval world (500 CE to 1500 CE), kingdoms, faiths and trade routes. You can also browse everything in the 15th century.