Tudor dynasty

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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)

Lady Jane Grey also served as Queen for nine days before Mary I deposed her.

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Tudor dynasty" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_dynasty December 1, 2003