Tudor dynasty
The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor is a series of five monarchs who ruled England from 1485 until 1603. The three main monarchs each played an important part in turning Britain from a European backwater still immersed in the Middle Ages into a powerful Renaissance state that would soon dominate most of the planet.The five Tudor monarchs were:
- King Henry VII (1485-1509)
- King Henry VIII (1509-1547)
- King Edward VI (1547-1553)
- Queen Mary I (1553-1558)
- Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
