Henry VII (1457–1509)

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Henry VII was the son of Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond and Lady Margaret Beaufort. He was head of the house of Lancaster after the death of Henry VI and the founder of the Tudor dynasty. He assumed power in 1485 having defeated and killed the Yorkist Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, establishing the Tudor monarchy. In 1486 he united the houses of York and Lancaster through his marriage to Elizabeth of York and finally ended the War of the Roses. A notably clever king, he amassed enormous wealth for the Crown and established relative peace in England.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Henry VII (1457–1509)

Date

1870

Medium

electrotype

Measurements

H 88 x W 51 x D 53 cm

Accession number

290

Acquisition method

purchased, 1869

Work type

Sculpture

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