Information, Facts & History about the life of King Henry VII - Paternal Grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I
The following are additional facts about the life and history of King Henry VII - Paternal Grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I:

• 1457: King Henry VII was born in Pembroke Castle, Wales
• Henry was the only son of Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort
  • Margaret Beaufort was a descendant of King Edward III through his son, John of Gaunt, and his third wife Katherine Swynford
• The father of King Henry VII, Edmund Tudor, died before he was born and Henry was raised by his uncle Jasper Tudor
• Henry Tudor was a member of the House of Lancaster. England entered a period of Civil war called the War of the Roses between noble factions of the House of York and the House of Lancaster
• A Lancastrian rebellion rose against the Yorkist King Richard III following the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower ( the two young brothers of Elizabeth of York)
• 1485 August 22nd: Henry Tudor defeated King Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth Field and Henry Tudor claimed the throne of England
• The Tudor Dynasty was born.
• 1486 18 January: The Lancastrian King Henry VII married Elizabeth of York, the daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville
• King Henry VII cemented his succession and settled the friction between the Yorkists and Lancastrians by marrying the Yorkist heir, Elizabeth of York
• The symbols of the two factions were White Rose of York and the Red rose of Lancaster. These were combined to form the Tudor rose
• Henry and Elizabeth had four children who survived childhood:
  • Arthur, Prince of Wales (September 20, 1486 – April 2, 1502)
  • Margaret Tudor (November 28, 1489 – October 18, 1541)
  • Henry VIII of England (June 28, 1491 – January 28, 1547)
  • Mary Tudor (March 18, 1496 – June 25, 1533)
• King Henry VII was a prudent King. During his reign he brought wealth and prosperity to England
• King Henry VII died on 21 April 1509