Tudor Family

            
            
             The Tudor Family was a famous family that ruled England from 1485 until 1603.
             The first ruler of the Tudor Family was King Henry VII of Lancaster he won his crown by defeating King Richard III of York and ending the Wars of the Roses.
             King Henry VII also married Richard III's daughter Elizabeth of York and reunited the families of Lancaster and York. .
             King Henry VII restored order to England after 30 years of civil war and the nation took its first steps towards becoming one of the major powers of the world.
             King Henry VIII son of HenryVII was next to rule England and he broke all ties between England and the Roman Catholic Church.
             King Henry VIII also reunited England and Whales and built up the English Royal Navy.
             King Henry VIII son Edward VI was only 9 years old when he became king because of he was young, he had two advisors that helped him rule England until he died at age 15 of tuberculosis.
             The Next Tudor to rule England was Edward's half sister Mary I or Bloody Mary in 1553 she completely reversed the religion of England but became very unpopular by her subjects when she married King Philip II of Spain she ruled England until she died in 1558.
             After Mary was her half sister Elizabeth I or the Virgin Queen who ruled England from 1558 to 1603 some say she was the greatest ruler England ever had once again broke ties between England and the Roman Catholic Church and she led the English navy to victory against the Spanish Armada.
             Queen Elizabeth I was the last of the Tudor Family to rule England she never married so when she died in 1603 King James VI of Scotland ruled he was a Stuart. .
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