Henry VII of England
Biography
Victor at Bosworth, Henry united Lancaster and York by marrying Elizabeth of York, the Tudor rose combining red and white. Careful, grasping, he rebuilt royal finances, Empson and Dudley tax collectors, left a full treasury. Trade treaties, the Cabot voyages, steady ship of state. His tight fist enabled his son Henry VIII extravagance.
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