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NARRATOR: Indeed. King Henry wasted no time founding the Tudor dynasty, that would last a whopping 118 years. He married Elizabeth of York, a close relative of Richard III, and united the two ...

And with her ended than legendary House of Tudor. Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603) would not have expected to become queen. Her younger brother - Edward (1537 - 1553) - became king on the death of Henry ...