House of Tudor

King Henry VII

Also known as Henry Tudor - First Tudor King

Born -  28th January 1457, Pembroke Castle, Wales

Claim to the Throne  - Lady Margaret Beaufort ‘s father was the Duke of Somerset and was a great-grandson of King Edward III through his fourth but third surviving son - John of Gaunt by Katherine Swynford - who was Gaunt’s mistress for 25 years they married in 1396 - and it was King Richard II who legitimised their children.

Died - 21st April 1509, Richmond Palace, Surrey, England. Cause of death - tuberculosis.

Buried - Westminster Abbey

King Henry VIII

Born – 28th June 1491, Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, Kent

Parents – King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

Claim to the Throne - son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

Died - 28th January 1547 - Palace of Whitehall, London.  Cause of Death - natural causes but had become obese and suffered from an ulcerated leg.

Buried - St George’s Chapel, Windsor

King Edward VI

Born - 12th October 1537, Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England

Claim to the Throne - son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour

Died - Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London 6th July 1553. Cause of Death - Tuberculosis

Buried - Westminster Abbey

Nine Days A Queen - ‘Lady Jane Grey’

Born - 1536 Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Claim to the Throne - Edward VI named Lady Jane Grey as his successor, because she was a protestant, Edward and his council did not want the return of the Roman Catholic religion. Lady Jane Grey was the great-grand daughter of King Henry VII. Edward and Jane were first cousins – once removed.

Died - 12th February 1554 - Tower of London.  Cause of death - executed for high treason.

Buried - Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London 
 

Queen Mary Tudor

Known as ‘Bloody Mary’

Born - 18th February 1516, Palace of Placentia, Greenwich

Claim to the Throne - daughter of King Henry VIII and Queen Catherine of Aragon

Died - 17th November 1558, St James’s Palace, London.  Cause of Death - Reproductive system disease.

Buried - Westminster Abbey, London

Queen Elizabeth I - known as ‘Good Queen Bess’

Born - 7th September 1533, Palace of Placentia, Greenwich

Claim to the Throne - daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

Died - 24th March 1603 - Richmond Palace.  Cause of death - sepsis.

Buried - Westminster Abbey