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Jan 28, 1457
Henry VII
He was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor. -
Period: Aug 22, 1485 to
Tudor dynasty
The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor was a royal house of Welsh origin descended from Rhys ap Tewdwr, the last "king of the Britons," which ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms, including their ancestral Wales and the Lordship of Ireland, later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1485 until 1603. Its first monarch was Henry VII, a descendant through his mother of a legitimised branch of the English royal House of Lancaster. -
Apr 16, 1491
Henry VIII
He was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later assumed the Kingship, of Ireland, and continued the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, succeeding his father, Henry VII. -
Feb 18, 1516
Mary I
She was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death. Her executions of Protestants caused her opponents to give her the sobriquet "Bloody Mary". -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I
She was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called "The Virgin Queen", "Gloriana" or "Good Queen Bess". -
Oct 12, 1536
Edward VI
He was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. -
Oct 12, 1537
Jane Grey
She was an English noblewoman and de facto monarch of England from 10 July until 19 July 1553.