Henry VII (a descendant of Edward III, and the son of Edmund Tudor, a half-brother of Henry VI) succeeded in presenting himself as a candidate not only for traditional Lancastrian supporters, but also for discontented supporters of their rival Plantagenet cadet House of York, and he took the throne by right of conquest. Following his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field (22 August 1485), he reinforced his position in 1486 by fulfilling his 1483 vow to marry Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV and the heiress of the Yorkist claim to the throne, thus symbolically uniting the former warring factions of Lancaster and York under the new dynasty (represented by the Tudor rose). The Tudors extended their power beyond modern England, achieving the full union of England and the Principality of Wales in 1542 (Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542), and successfully asserting English authority over the Kingdom of Ireland (proclaimed by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542). They also maintained the nominal English claim to the Kingdom of France; although none of them made substance of it, Henry VIII fought wars with France primarily as a matter of international alliances but also asserting claim to the title. After him, his daughter Mary I lost control of all territory in France permanently with the Siege of Calais in 1558.
Henry VII (a descendant of Edward III and the son of Edmund Tudor a half-brother of Henry VI) succeeded in presenting himself as a candidate not only for traditional Lancastrian supporters but also for discontented supporters of their rival Plantagenet cadet House of York and he took the throne by right of conquest Following his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field (22 August 1485) he reinforced his position in 1486 by fulfilling his 1483 vow to marry Elizabeth of York daughter of King Edward IV and the heiress of the Yorkist claim to the throne thus symbolically uniting the former warring factions of Lancaster and York under the new dynasty (represented by the Tudor rose) The Tudors extended their power beyond modern England achieving the full union of England and the Principality of Wales in 1542 (Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542) and successfully asserting English authority over the Kingdom of Ireland (proclaimed by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542) They also maintained the nominal English claim to the Kingdom of France; although none of them made substance of it Henry VIII fought wars with France primarily as a matter of international alliances but also asserting claim to the title After him his daughter Mary I lost control of all territory in France permanently with the Siege of Calais in 1558