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PortraitPersonYearsLifeOn the chart
Portrait of Edmund TudorEdmund TudorFather of Henry VIIc. 1430–1456Earl of Richmond. He died of plague at Carmarthen before his son’s birth.

Sources1036

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Portrait of Margaret BeaufortMargaret BeaufortMother of Henry VII1443–1509She carried the Beaufort claim and died two months after her son.

Sources910

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Portrait of Edward IVEdward IVKing of England, House of York1442–1483Born at Rouen and buried at Windsor.

Sources12

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Portrait of Elizabeth WoodvilleElizabeth WoodvilleQueen of Edward IVc. 1437–1492A widow when she married the king in secret in 1464.

Sources1213

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Portrait of Henry VIIHenry VIIKing, 1485 to 15091457–1509He won at Bosworth and left a full treasury.

Sources226

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Portrait of Elizabeth of YorkElizabeth of YorkQueen of Henry VII1466–1503Eldest daughter of Edward IV. Westminster Abbey gives her birth as 1465.

Sources2959

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Portrait of Arthur, Prince of WalesArthur, Prince of WalesEldest son of Henry VII1486–1502He died at fifteen and lies in Worcester Cathedral.

Sources44

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Portrait of Catherine of AragonCatherine of AragonFirst wife of Henry VIII1485–1536Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, buried at Peterborough.

Sources346

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Portrait of Margaret TudorMargaret TudorQueen of Scotland1489–1541The elder daughter, through whom the Stuarts inherited.

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EBElizabeth BlountMistress of Henry VIIIc. 1500–c. 1540Lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon, mother of Henry FitzRoy.

Sources35

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Portrait of Mary BoleynMary BoleynMistress of Henry VIIIc. 1499–1543Elder sister of Anne Boleyn, married to William Carey in 1520.

Sources4748

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Portrait of Henry VIIIHenry VIIIKing, 1509 to 15471491–1547He married six times and settled the succession by three acts.

Sources339

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Portrait of Catherine ParrCatherine ParrSixth wife of Henry VIIIc. 1512–1548Regent while the king fought in France, and a published author.

Sources3450

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Portrait of Catherine HowardCatherine HowardFifth wife of Henry VIIIc. 1523–1542Beheaded in 1542. The portrait is a traditional identification.

Sources29

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Portrait of Anne of ClevesAnne of ClevesFourth wife of Henry VIII1515–1557Annulled after six months, buried in Westminster Abbey.

Sources1749

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Portrait of Jane SeymourJane SeymourThird wife of Henry VIIIc. 1508–1537Never crowned. She died twelve days after Edward’s birth.

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Portrait of Anne BoleynAnne BoleynSecond wife of Henry VIIIc. 1501–1536Crowned in 1533, beheaded on Tower Green in 1536.

Sources1647

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Portrait of Mary TudorMary TudorQueen of France1496–1533Widow of Louis XII and grandmother of Lady Jane Grey.

Sources24

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Portrait of Philip II of SpainPhilip II of SpainHusband of Mary I1527–1598King of Spain from 1556. Mary was his second wife of four.

Sources653

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Portrait of Mary IMary IQueen, 1553 to 15581516–1558The only child of the first marriage to survive infancy.

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Portrait of Henry FitzRoyHenry FitzRoyDuke of Richmond and Somerset1519–1536Acknowledged son of the king, buried at Framlingham.

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Portrait of Mary HowardMary HowardWife of Henry FitzRoyc. 1519–1557?A daughter of the Duke of Norfolk, buried at Framlingham.

Sources51

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Portrait of Edward VIEdward VIKing, 1547 to 15531537–1553His devise tried to leave the crown to Lady Jane Grey.

Sources1839

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Portrait of Elizabeth IElizabeth IQueen, 1558 to 16031533–1603The last Tudor monarch. She never married.

Sources720

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  • APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). The Tudor family tree, from Henry VII to Elizabeth I. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/tudor-family-tree
  • MLA“The Tudor Family Tree, from Henry VII to Elizabeth I.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/tudor-family-tree.
  • ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Tudor Family Tree, from Henry VII to Elizabeth I.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/tudor-family-tree.
  • HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Tudor Family Tree, from Henry VII to Elizabeth I. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/tudor-family-tree (Accessed: 10 November 2026).

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Sources

Every source was opened on 10 November 2026. Institutions are cited first, and Wikipedia only for details no readable institutional page gives. Britannica, The History of Parliament, Historic Royal Palaces and the UK Parliament refused automated reading, so nothing here rests on them.

The Royal Family

  1. The Tudors
  2. Henry VII (r. 1485-1509)
  3. Henry VIII (r.1509-1547)
  4. Edward VI (r.1547-1553)
  5. Lady Jane Grey (r. 10-19 July 1553)
  6. Mary I (r.1553-1558)
  7. Elizabeth I (r.1558-1603)
  8. Mary, Queen of Scots (r.1542-1567)

Westminster Abbey

  1. Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
  2. Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond
  3. Henry V and Catherine de Valois
  4. Edward IV
  5. Elizabeth Woodville
  6. Edward V and Richard, Duke of York
  7. Henry VIII
  8. Anne Boleyn, 2nd wife of Henry VIII
  9. Anne of Cleves, 4th wife of Henry VIII
  10. Edward VI
  11. Mary I
  12. Elizabeth I
  13. Mary, Queen of Scots
  14. James I and Anne of Denmark
  15. Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox
  16. Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk and family
  17. Queens Consort of Westminster Abbey

The National Archives

  1. Richard III
  2. Secrets of The National Archives: The Act of Supremacy 1534
  3. Secrets of The National Archives: the will of Henry VIII
  4. Katherine Howard’s letter to Thomas Culpeper
  5. Elizabeth I’s monarchy, part one
  6. Elizabeth I’s monarchy, part two
  7. Royal grants in letters patent and charters from 1199

Royal Museums Greenwich

  1. Henry VII: where was he born and how did he die
  2. Who were Henry VIII’s wives
  3. How many children did Henry VIII have

Dictionary of Welsh Biography

  1. Tudor, Edmund (c. 1430-1456)
  2. Henry VII (1457-1509), king of England

Library of Congress

  1. After the Fall of Richard the III: Vengeance and the Alteration of History
  2. My Devise for the Succession

The Inner Temple Library

  1. Manuscript collection

British Library

  1. The execution of Sir Thomas More

ScotlandsPeople

  1. Treaty of perpetual peace between England and Scotland, 1502

National Records of Scotland

  1. King James VI and the Union of the Crowns

Worcester Cathedral

  1. Prince Arthur Tudor

Dunstable Priory Church

  1. History

Peterborough Cathedral

  1. Katharine of Aragon

Hever Castle

  1. Life of Anne Boleyn: timeline
  2. William Carey portrait

English Heritage

  1. Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: journey to a doomed marriage

Sudeley Castle

  1. History

St Michael’s Church, Framlingham

  1. Historical tombs

London Museum

  1. What was the Wyatt rebellion of 1554

The World of the Habsburgs

  1. Philip II: marriages and offspring

Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School

  1. Historical background on bills of attainder

LexisNexis

  1. Heir apparent

Wikipedia

  1. John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
  2. Henry VII of England
  3. Titulus Regius
  4. Elizabeth of York
  5. Margaret Tudor
  6. Third Succession Act
  7. Anne Boleyn
  8. Catherine Parr
  9. Lady Jane Grey
  10. Mary I of England
  11. Dispensation (canon law)

Portrait credits

Each name leads to the file on Wikimedia Commons. The portraits in the article are in the public domain or under CC0.

On the chart, Margaret Beaufort is by Unidentified painter, Public domain, and Elizabeth Woodville is by British School, Public domain.

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