The Tudors

1485

Henry Tudor beat King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, ending the Wars of the Roses that had been dividing the country for over 30 years!

1487

A boy called Lambert claims to be king. His revolt fails. He is given a job in the palace kitchens.

1492

Christopher Columbus lands in America opening up new trade routes.

1497

Perkin Warbeck tries to take the throne.Warbeck is hanged in 1499. England settles down under Henry VIII and becomes richer and more peaceful than in the past.

1597

Mary I was born – daughter of Henry VIII's Catholic first wife Catherine of Aragon.

1520

Henry VIII appears at the field of the Cloth of gold – a ceremonious meeting between Henry and Francis I of France.

1534

Henry VIII takes over as head of the Church in England.

1553

Mary tries to return England to the Catholic faith. She has over 300 Protestants burned.

1553

Mary tries to return England to the Catholic faith. She has over 300 Protestants burned.