Queen Mary I of England, known to history as “Bloody Mary,” has long been enshrined in popular memory as one of the most ...

However, Mary became queen and Jane was executed. Not everyone considers Lady Jane Gray to be one of the Tudors. Before Henry Tudor became king he had to win the crown from King Richard III.

Henry VII - 1485-1509 Henry VIII - 1509-47 Edward VI - 1547-53 Mary I - 1553-58 Elizabeth ... for him to return to claim the crown. In August 1485, Henry Tudor, who was 28 years old, set sail ...