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Tudor vs. Stuart Monarch

Tudor vs . Stuart Monarch

2008

_Tudor vs . Stuart Monarch

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Henry VII , the King of England (1485-1509 , and Charles I , the King of England , Scotland , Wales and Ireland (1600-1649 , both were the founders of Tudor and Stuart dynasties , yet showed drastic difference in personal and political spheres . Despise their authority and a belief in the divine right of kings , the period of Henry VII 's ruling was quite contrary to Charles I 's one . They were the royal figures that had proven that royal ancestors play tiny or no

role in character development and personal and political views

Being born at Pembroke Castle by Margaret Beaufort , a descendant of Edward III out of the House of Lancaster , Henry had never seen his father , Edmund Tudor , who died shortly before his birth . At the age of 15 , he faced the first life-threat - the murder of Henry VI , Henry Tudor remained the last male heir of the House of Lancaster . Therefore , he was forced to cross the Channel and spent 15 more years , being exiled . After ineffective attempt to take the throne of England , he finally was entered Milford Haven with a 3-thousand army , consisting of mostly French soldiers , and was crowned in October 1485

A year later he married the eldest daughter of Edward IV , Elizabeth of York . Their marriage symbolized the end of the Wars of the Roses and joined the red rose of Lancaster and the white rose of York . It can hardly be called political or arranged...

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