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Henry VII(Earl of Richmond)

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Born: 1457 AD
Died: 1509 AD, at 52 years of age.

Nationality: English
Categories: King

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1457 – He was born on this year in Pembroke Castle, Wales.

 

1471 – He was forced to flee to Brittany, where he was to spend most of the next fourteen years

 

1483 - He became the leading Lancastrian contender for the throne of England.

 

1486 – He married Elizabeth of York at Westminster.

 

1489 – He recognizes the importance of the newly-united Spanish kingdom and thus concluded the Treaty of Medina Del Campo.

 

1502 - Fate dealt Henry VII a double blow from which he never fully recovered.

 

1537 – He died on this year.






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