The beginning of the Tudor dynasty is _____.
1485
Henry Tudor was from the house of ________.
Lancaster
Henry’s eldest son ______ was first in line to the throne.
Arthur
Henry VII was the first person to use the red dragon of Cadwaladr as part of his coat arms. This red dragon now features on the _____________ flag.
Welsh
Henry VII renewed his efforts to seal a marital alliance between England and _______, by offering his son Henry in marriage to the widowed Catherine.
Spain
Henry VII defeated ____________ at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 .
Richard III
Henry Tudor became Henry _____.
VII
When Arthur was born he was presented as the heir of King Arthur, to strengthen Henry’s position as king. Arthur was even christened at Winchester Cathedral, where King Arthur supposedly sat with his _________________.
Knights of the Round Table
In 1510 _______ married the widow of his deceased brother, Catherine of Aragon.
Henry
Henry VII died on 21 April 1509, and the ____-year-old Henry succeeded him as king.
17
Henry VII's mother was only ______ when he was born.
14
Henry Tudor ended the ___________ by marrying Elizabeth, the heiress of the House of ________.
War of the Roses; York
Arthur married ___________ in 1501. A marriage with the daughter of the King of Spain strengthened the Tudor position and made England appear credible on the world stage.
Catherine of Aragon
Henry VIII is best known for his ______ marriages.
6
Henry and Catherine had ____ children, but unfortunately only one daughter, Mary survived infancy.
6
Henry VII died on 21 April 1509 at Richmond Palace in Surrey. His death was due to tuberculosis. Henry was buried in ___________ next to his wife, Elizabeth of York.
Westminster Abbey
Henry VII ruled for _________ years.
24
Henry VII's younger son (the future _____________) was only ten years old when his brother Arthur died.
Henry VIII
Henry Tudor was the third child and _____ son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
second
Soon after marrying Henry, Catherine gave birth to a stillborn girl on 31 January 1510. About four months later, Catherine again became pregnant. On 1 January 1511, a son called _____ was born.
Henry
Henry VII understood that England’s future wealth would depend on _________________.
international trade
Henry VII wanted to establish his authority beyond question, so he forbade anyone, except himself, to keep ______________.
armed men
Henry VII and Elizabeth had ______ children, but only four survived past childhood.
8
In 1502, Arthur died at the age of 15, possibly of sweating sickness, just ________ weeks after his marriage to Catherine.
20
After the grief of losing their first child, Henry and Catherine were pleased to have a boy and festivities were held, including a two-day joust known as the Westminster Tournament. However, the child died _____ weeks later.
7