Henry VII

King Henry VII (1457–1509) was the first Tudor monarch and founder of the Tudor dynasty. He is famous for defeating the Yorkist king Richard III at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 and bringing to an end the dynastic conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. Henry was born in Pembroke Castle, Wales, to Margaret Beaufort and Edmund Tudor. Henry's marriage to Elizabeth of York united the Houses of Lancaster and York. Henry is also remembered for modernising England's government and legal system. Upon his death in 1509 Henry VII was succeeded by his second son, Henry VIII