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Henry the Seventh [[underline]] 1485 [[/underline]] Henry the 7th first of the Tudor line was Son to Margaret of the house of Lancaster, and Edmund Tudor Earl of Richmond. He married Elizabeth daughter to Edward the 4th by which the claims of the houses of York and Lancaster were united. Henry the 7th was of a grave aspect, he was tall, straight, and well shaped, though slender. He had a natural fund of vagacity which was much improved by Study he was cool, close, cunning, dark, distrustful, designing and avaricious, at the [[addition]] ^ same [[/addition]] time it must be owned he was wise legislator and assiduous in the exercise of religious duties. He died at Richmond (then called Shuw) The 22d of April 1509 after a reign of 25 years. His children were: Arthur Prince of Wales who died before him, Henry who succeeded him, Margaret married
