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Henry VII brought peace, prosperity and national pride to England. His reign ended the bloody Wars of the Roses. He became an outstandingly successful English king.

Lady Margaret Beaufort was the Tudor dynasty's matriarch. She harboured strong ambitions for her son during the turbulent Wars of the Roses. She wept at his coronation.

Henry VII was not expected to become the king of England when he was born in 1457 as the Tudors were a minor branch of the House of Lancaster.

Edward IV was the eldest son of the first Yorkist to claim the English throne, Richard, Duke of York.

The first incarnation of Blackadder is almost unrecognisable and the first series was so unpopular that the team was almost not granted a second.

The rise to power of a Welshman who had only a weak claim to the throne, but ended the Wars of the Roses and started one of the most famous dynasties in history.

David Starkey charts the fascinating path of the British monarchy from the bloodshed of the War of the Roses to the moral crises of the late 20th century.

Richard III is one of Shakespeare early History Plays. As with many of Shakespeare's plays it is not comfortable in one genre, and it is often referred to as a tragedy.

This first article in a series on the life and times of England's infamous King Henry VIII explores key events in Henry's family and early history.

Had Prince Arthur lived, the course of English history would have been extremely different. His death paved the way for England' most renowned monarch, Henry VIII.