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Definition of Henry Tudor
1. Noun. First Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and Lancaster (1457-1509).
Group relationships: House Of Tudor, Tudor
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Henry Tudor
Literary usage of Henry Tudor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1898)
"Henry Tudor, who traced his descent through the female line of the house of
Beaufort, was the son of Margaret Beaufort — the great-granddaughter of John of ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1834)
"By Henry Tudor, Esa., Barrister-at-law. In 2 vols. London : Duncan. 1834.
THE author introduces himself to his readers under circumstances of no ordinary ..."
3. The American Quarterly Review by Robert Walsh (1835)
"Tudor, Review of a Narrative of a Tour in North America, by Henry Tudor, Его. p.
390, No. 36. ... Henry Tudor ..."
4. Early Tudor Poetry, 1485-1547 by John Milton Berdan (1920)
"But Henry Tudor claimed descent only from an illegitimate connection of John of
Gaunt with ... Moreover, Henry Tudor derived his right through his mother, ..."
5. The Leading Facts of English History by David Henry Montgomery (1912)
"Richard represented the first, and Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, the second.
The King went out the evening before to look over the ground. ..."
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