2-640-989 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Henry VII, King of England from 1485, (1932). Henry (1457-1509) came to the throne in 1485 after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last engagement of the Wars of the Roses. He ruled until 1509, and was the founder of the Tudor dynasty. From Kings and Queens by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon, illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft [Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1932]