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1485
Henry VII
Henry Tudor became King Henry Vll of England and Wales after defeating Richard lll at the Battle of Bosworth in August 1485. -
1509
Henry VIII
Son of Henry VII. He succeeded to the throne after his father's death on 21 April 1509. He was 17 years old when he became king. He had six wives and two of them where kiled! -
1547
Edward VI
Edward VI became king at the age of nine upon the death of his father, Henry Vlll. He was known as 'The Boy King'. His mother was Jane Seymour, Henry Vlll's third wife.Edward died at the age of 16 in 1553. -
1553
Leady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey reigned as Queen for just 9 days. -
1553
Mery I
Mary I was the first Queen Regnant (the first Queen in her own right, not through marriage). She was named after Henry's favourite sister, Mary Tudor (the 'Tudor Rose'). -
1558
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I - the last Tudor monarch - was the youngest daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn.
When Elizabeth came to the throne, she was 25.