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On This Day In History . 18th January 1486 . King Henry VII married Elizabeth of York . . ◼ As the eldest daughter of Edward IV with no surviving brothers, Elizabeth of York actually had a strong claim to the throne in her own right, but she did not take the throne as queen regnant. Such a convention would not truly come to England for another 67 years with the accession of Elizabeth of York’s granddaughter, Mary I. . ◼ After procuring papal dispensation, Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, officiated at the wedding of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York on 18 January 1486, in Westminster Abbey. . ◼ The marriage unified the warring houses & gave his children a strong claim to the throne. . ◼ The unification of the houses of York & Lancaster by this marriage is symbolised by the heraldic emblem of the Tudor rose, a combination of the white rose of York & the red rose of Lancaster. . , , #OnThisDayinHistory #thisdayinhistory #TheYear1486 #HenryVIIofEngland #HenryVII #KingHenryVII #ElizabethOfYork #HouseofYork #HouseofTudor #TheTudors #History #WhiteRose #TudorRose #RedRoseofLancaster #HouseofLancaster #EnglishHistory #D18Jan #BritishMonarchy #Medieval #Medievalhistory #otd #Royalhistory #kingandqueen #KingofEngland #QueenofEngland #royalwedding #onthisday #WestminsterAbbey (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKLicieDzw0/?igshid=1klk36mdn4krk

On This Day In History . 18th January 1486 . King Henry VII married Elizabeth of York . . ◼ As the eldest daughter of Edward IV with no surviving brothers, Elizabeth of York actually had a strong claim to the throne in her own right, but she did not take the throne as queen regnant. Such a convention would not truly come to England for another 67 years with the accession of Elizabeth of York's granddaughter, Mary I. . ◼ After procuring papal dispensation, Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, officiated at the wedding of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York on 18 January 1486, in Westminster Abbey. . ◼ The marriage unified the warring houses & gave his children a strong claim to the throne. . . ◼ The unification of the houses of York & Lancaster by this marriage is symbolised by the heraldic emblem of the Tudor rose, a combination of the white rose of York & the red rose of Lancaster. . ◼ Henry & Elizabeth had a total of four sons, three of whom died before their father, leaving their brother, Henry VIII, to succeed his father as king. . Their children were; . ◼ Arthur, Prince of Wales (20 September 1486 – 2 April 1502) . ◼ Margaret, later Queen of Scotland (28 November 1489 – 18 October 1541) . ◼ Henry, later King Henry VIII of England (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) . ◼ Elizabeth Tudor (2 July 1492 – 14 September 1495) . ◼ Mary, later Queen of France (18 March 1496 – 25 June 1533) . ◼ Edward? (b. 1498 – d. 1499) Possibly confused with Edmund. . ◼ Edmund (21 February 1499 – 19 June 1500) . ◼ Katherine (2 February 1503 – 10 February 1503) . , , #OnThisDayinHistory #TheYear1486 #RoyalWedding #HenryVII #KingHenryVII #ElizabethOfYork #HouseofYork #HouseofTudor #TheTudors #History #WhiteRose #RedRose #TudorRose #Lancaster #London #WestminsterAbbey #England #HouseofLancaster #EnglishHistory #Monarchy #RoyaltyinArt #D18Jan #BritishMonarchy (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsyrrNBl-Tp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19sdu1txc2fz5

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