English noun: Henry Tudor | |||
1. | Henry Tudor (person) first Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and Lancaster (1457-1509) | ||
Synonyms | Henry VII | ||
Instance hypernym | King of England, King of Great Britain | ||
Member meronym | House of Tudor, Tudor | ||