Tudors By Maria333222 1485 Henry Tudor defeats Richard III at Bosworth Field, becoming Henry VII 1486 Marriage to Elizabeth of York, uniting Lancaster and York. 1497 Cornish Rebellion led by Perkin Warbeck. 1509 Henry VII dies, Henry VIII ascends the throne. 1513 Invasion of France during the War of the League of Cambrai. 1521 Awarded the title “Defender of the Faith” by Pope Leo X.