Rise of the Tudors

In 1483, Richard of Gloucester declared the marriage between his brother Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville invalid, making illegal all of their heirs and setting himself up as Richard III and allegedly murdering his two nephews. He was met with rebellion from the duke of Buckingham and others, but only Henry Tudor could stop him. Henry Tudor's claim to the throne was through being a great-great-grand son to Edward III; it was a very controversial claim being through his mother, great-granddaughter of John Gaunt, Edward III's illegitmate son. With the support of Buckingham's rebels, the French, and Lancastrians, Henry Tudor won at the battle of Bosworth when Richard III was betrayed by key military figures beneath him and died. To make amends with the Yorkists, Henry Tudor, who became Henry VII of England, wed the daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville: Elizabeth of York.

Unfortunately, this was not the final military challenge Henry VII was faced with.

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