Henry Tudor, who belonged to the House of Lancaster and was later crowned King Henry VII, ended the Wars of the Roses when he and his army defeated and killed King Richard III at the Battle of ...

1. Henry VII thus became the first Tudor monarch and the last King of England to gain the crown on the field of battle. 2. His father, Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, died aged 26 three months ...

When Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth, the new Tudor king, Henry VII, had to justify his claim to the throne. His right through blood was weak, drawn as it was through an ...

His father, Henry VII, established the Tudor dynasty by defeating Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth Field, ending the War of the Roses between the houses of Lancaster (Henry’s side) and York ...

Find out about Henry VIII with BBC Bitesize History. ... In 1455, Richard, Duke of York, took King Henry VI captive during a battle, and was appointed Lord Protector by Parliament.