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House of Tudor

Also known as Tudor dynasty

The House of Tudor was the royal family of Welsh origin that ruled England and Ireland from 1485 to 1603. Its monarchs were Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. Their reigns saw the English Reformation, the growth of royal government, the conquest and shiring of Ireland, and the beginnings of English overseas expansion.

House of Tudor
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). House of Tudor. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/house-of-tudor
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The Epoch Institute. “House of Tudor.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/house-of-tudor.
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