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On This Day In Royal History . 20 September 1486 . Arthur, Prince of Wales was born . ◼ Arthur was viewed by contemporaries as the great hope of the newly established House of Tudor. His father Henry VII was King of England from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 from Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, & the first monarch of the House of Tudor. . ◼ His mother, Elizabeth of York, was the daughter of Edward IV, & his birth cemented the union between the House of Tudor & the House of York. As the eldest son, Arthur was the heir apparent. In the opinion of contemporaries, Arthur was the great hope of the newly established House of Tudor, . ◼ He became Duke of Cornwall at birth, & four days after his birth, he was baptised at Winchester Cathedral, & his baptism was immediately followed by his Confirmation. Elizabeth Woodville & Cecily of York served as godparents; his grandmother & aunt, respectively, carried the prince during the ceremony. . . . #OnthisDayInHistory #ThisDayinHistory #D20Sep #TheYear1486 #otd #arthurprinceofwales #PrincofWales #History #EnglishHistory #EnglishMonarchy #Heritage #HouseofTudor #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #TheTudors #BritishMonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy #RoyalHistory #OnThisDay #Windsorcastle #London #monarchy #HenryVII #ElizabethofYork (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFWjxV6j0Wc/?igshid=ldjk9ipylphh

On This Day In History . 20 September 1486 . Arthur, Prince of Wales was born . ◼ Arthur was viewed by contemporaries as the great hope of the newly established House of Tudor. His father Henry VII was King of England from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 from Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, & the first monarch of the House of Tudor. . ◼ His mother, Elizabeth of York, was the daughter of Edward IV, & his birth cemented the union between the House of Tudor & the House of York. As the eldest son, Arthur was the heir apparent. In the opinion of contemporaries, Arthur was the great hope of the newly established House of Tudor, . ◼ He became Duke of Cornwall at birth, & four days after his birth, he was baptised at Winchester Cathedral, & his baptism was immediately followed by his Confirmation. Elizabeth Woodville & Cecily of York served as godparents; his grandmother & aunt, respectively, carried the prince during the ceremony. . 👀Read much more at https://www.thebritishmonarchy.co.uk/post/otd-20-september-1 . , link in bio 👑 . . . #OnthisDayInHistory #ThisDayinHistory #D20Sep #TheYear1486 #arthurprinceofwales #PrincofWales #History #EnglishHistory #EnglishMonarchy #Heritage #HouseofTudor #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #TheTudors #BritishMonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy #RoyalHistory #OnThisDay #Windsorcastle #London #monarchy #HenryVII #ElizabethofYork (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2oMIqbAJsJ/?igshid=x42mg1mkrrhn