Today in 1485 Henry VII became King of England – here are ten facts about the ruler

1. Henry VII thus became the first Tudor monarch and the last King of England to gain the crown on the field of battle.  2. His father, Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, died aged 26 three months before Henry was born.  3. Henry’s mother, Margaret Beaufort, was only 13 when he was born.  4. After […]