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When was he born?
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28 January 1457
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Who was his mother, the source to his claim to the throne?
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Margaret Beaufort
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Who was his father?
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Edmund Tudor
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Who was his uncle? (who he grew up with)
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Jasper Tudor
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Who was his maternal-grandfather?
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Owen Tudor
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Who was his maternal-grandmother?
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Catherine of Valois (widow of Henry V)
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What were the names of his paternal-grandfather and paternal great-grandfather (latter legitimised by Henry IV)?
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John Beaufort, Duke/Earl of Somerset
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What son of Edward III is Henry IV and Henry Tudor related to and owe their claims to the throne from?
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John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster
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What house was he born into?
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Tudor
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Where was he born?
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Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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How old was his mother when he was born?
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13 years old
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When did his father die?
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3 months before he was born (3 November 1456)
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When Edward VI became King, who was granted the lands of Pembroke and assumed the guardianship of Henry and his mother until 1469?
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William Herbert
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When Edward VI usurped Henry VI for the second time, where did Henry and his Uncle exile themselves to?
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Brittany
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Who was the Duke of Brittany 1458-1488?
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Francis II, Duke of Burgundy
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Who did Henry and his mother create an alliance with upon the death of Edward IV, in 1483?
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Elizabeth Woodville
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Who led the failed rebellion in October 1483, first planned to rescue "the princes of the tower" but secondly planned to put Henry on the throne, however failed because of a storm?
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Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham
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What French King gave Henry troops and equipment to invade England in 1485?
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Charles VIII, King of France
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Where did Henry and his troops land on 7 August 1485?
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Mills Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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What important important ally accompanied Henry and his Uncle through Wales?
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John de Vere, Earl of Oxford
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What King of Wales (Deheubarth) was Henry agnatically descended from that created large Welsh support?
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Rhys ap Gruffydd
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What battle did Henry commanded that resulted in King Richard III dying and Henry Tudor becoming King Henry VII, on 22 August 1485?
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Battle of Bosworth Field
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Who did Henry VII quickly have imprisoned in the Tower of London after battle?
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Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick
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When was Henry VII coronated?
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30 August 1485
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What day did Henry VII declare himself king, therefore making any who fought for Richard III traitors?
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21 August 1485
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Who did Henry VII marry in 1486?
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Elizabeth of York
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What Act of Parliament did Henry VII have repealed, re-legitimising his wife?
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Titulus Regius
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What plot was arranged to be acted in easter 1486 to ambush and assassinate the King but failed due to the conspirators underestimating the King's bodyguard?
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Stafford and Lovell's rebellion
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Who was his first legitimate son born in 1486?
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Arthur Tudor
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What was the name of the boy, who was crowned King of England in 1487 (in Dublin), given troops to invade by the regent of Burgundy and ultimately put to work in the Royal kitchen as a spit-turner?
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Lambert Simnel
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What battle took place that involved above?
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Battle of Stoke Field
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What former Duchess and Regent of Burgundy was significant to the plots of both 1487 and 1491?
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Margaret of York
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Who did he have betrothed to his first legitimate son in 1489?
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Catherine of Aragon
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What was the name of the man, who was believed by the Emperor Maximilian, Kings of Scotland and France that he was the younger son (Richard) of Edward IV?
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Perkin Warbeck
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How many years did it take Henry VII to capture above from when he first claimed to be the younger son of Edward IV?
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7 years
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Who was his second legitimate son born in 1491?
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Henry Tudor (future Henry VIII)
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Who led Henry VII commissioned voyage, who became the first Europeans since the Vikings to land in mainland America, in 1497?
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John Cabot
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When did both the pretender of Edward IV son and Earl of Warwick both get executed because they attempted to escape the Tower of London?
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23 and 28 November 1499
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Who did he have betrothed to his eldest legitimate daughter, Margaret Tudor?
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James IV of Scotland
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When did his eldest son get married?
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14 November 1501
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When did his eldest son die?
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2 April 1502
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When did his wife and Queen die?
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11 February 1503
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How many known mistresses did Henry VII have during his reign?
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0
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When did Henry VII die?
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21 April 1509
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What did Henry VII die of?
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tuberculosis
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Where was he buried?
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Westminster Abbey
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Who succeeded him as King of England?
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his son, Henry VIII
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When did his mother die?
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29 June 1509
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