Elizabeth PLANTAGENET

Elizabeth married Henry VII King Of ENGLAND on 18 Jan 1486 in Westminster. Henry (son of Edmund TUDOR and Margaret BEAUFORT) was born on 28 Jan 1457 in Pembroke Castle, Wales; died on 21 Apr 1509 in Richmond Palace; was buried in Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Arthur Tudor (20 September 1486 St Swithin's Priory, Winchester? 2 April 1502 Ludlow Castle) was the eldest son of Henry VII of England. Henry named his eldest son Arthur after the hero of Arthurian legend, partly as a sign of his hopes for a rebirth of English greatness, and partly to emphasise the Tudor family's links to Wales.

Arthur was born to Henry and his queen, Elizabeth of York, at Winchester on September 19 or 20, 1486, but was never a robust child. The hopes of the newly-established Tudor dynasty were nevertheless pinned on him. He was Duke of Cornwall from birth, and was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester on November 29, 1489.

The only original surviving portrait of Prince ArthurAt the age of two, a marriage was arranged for Arthur, to the Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon through the Treaty of Medina del Campo. They were married in November, 1501, and departed for Ludlow on the Welsh border, where Arthur normally resided in his capacity as Prince of Wales and President of the Council of Wales and the Marches. The following spring, he died of a fever, possibly caused by the damp weather conditions. Medical researchers recently speculated that Arthur's death was due to an outbreak of hantavirus among rodents in Wales. The question of whether his marriage to Catherine was ever consummated would have a powerful effect on the subsequent history of Britain.

Arthur was buried in Worcester Cathedral; the memorial to him, "Prince Arthur's Chantry", was erected in the cathedral in 1504. His younger brother, Henry, inherited his titles, eventually acceding to the throne as King Henry VIII of England. In due course, a papal dispensation was obtained, enabling Henry to marry his brother's widow, Catherine. The grounds cited for their eventual divorce was the circumstances of her previous marriage to Arthur.

Arthur bore a marked resemblance to his father and brother, the future Henry VIII, with red hair, small eyes, and the Tudor high-bridged nose.

Arthur married Catherine Of ARAGON in Nov 1501. Catherine (daughter of Ferdinand V of Castile Ferdinand II King Of ARAGON and Isabella I Queen Of Castile And LEON) was born on 16 Dec 1485 in Alcala de Henares; died on 07 Jan 1536. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married James IV on 08 Aug 1503. James (son of James III and Margaret Of OLDENBURG) was born on 17 Mar 1473; died on 09 Sep 1513 in Killed Flodden Field. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Archibald DOUGLAS in Aug 1514, and was divorced in 1526. Archibald was born in 1489; died in 1557. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Henry STEWART in 1526. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the Early years of his reign, Henry was content to leave governing in the hands of his Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey. However, Wolsey fell from power when he failed to secure a divorce for Henry from Catherine of Aragon. The King became increasingly autocratic and by his death he was much hated.

As a young man, Henry was tall and handsome. However, when older he became grossly overweight and was riddled with disease.

Although well-educated, Henry at first had no enthusiasm for statecraft or personal rule, preferring hunting, the tourney, games, mistresses, and music to governing the country. During the first two decades of his reign, Henry entrusted the business of government to his great minister, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. born in 1475, Wolsey was the son of an Ipswich butcher. He entered the church and became Archbishop of York in 1514. A year later he received his cardinal's hat and became the Chancellor of England. Cardinal Wolsey looked after England's affairs at home and abroad with great skill, presiding over a period of growing prosperity. However, Wolsey fell from grace in 1529 when he failed to secure Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. he died that year before he could be brought to trial for treason.

After Henry VIII's break with Rome, Thomas Cromwell set up a commission to examine the state of every monastery and convent in England, with a view to possible closure and appropriation of its wealth by the Crown. Many were found to be racked with corruption. Henry, who urgently needed money to finance his extravagant lifestyle, ordered their dissolution. In 1537, the smaller monasteries were closed and their property confiscated. the remainder were similarly dealt with in 1539.

Henry married Catherine Of ARAGON in 1509. Catherine (daughter of Ferdinand V of Castile Ferdinand II King Of ARAGON and Isabella I Queen Of Castile And LEON) was born on 16 Dec 1485 in Alcala de Henares; died on 07 Jan 1536. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Anne BOLEYN on 25 Jan 1533. Anne (daughter of Sir Thomas BOLEYN and Elizabeth HOWARD) was born about 1507; died on 19 May 1536 in Beheaded on Tower Green for alleged adultery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Jane SEYMOUR in 1536. Jane (daughter of John SEYMOUR, Knt. and Margery WENTWORTH) was born in 1509; died in 1537. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Anne Of CLEVES in 1540. Anne was born in 1515; died in 1557. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Catherine HOWARD in 1540. Catherine (daughter of Lord Edmund HOWARD and Joyce CULPEPPER) was born about 1525; died on 13 Feb 1541/2 in Beheaded on Tower Green. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Catherine PARR in 1543. Catherine was born in 1512; died in 1548. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Louis XII King Of FRANCE on 09 Oct 1514 in Abbeville, France. Louis (son of Charles I De Valois Duke Of ORLEANS and Marie Of CLEVES) was born on 27 Jun 1462 in Chateau de Blois, Blois, Touranine; died on 01 Jan 1515. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]