Coronation of Henry VII and the Beginning of the Tudor Dynasty

Name: Coronation of Henry VII and the Beginning of the Tudor Dynasty
Start: 1485

Type Event Region Europe Time 1485

On 30 October 1485, Bosworth victor Henry Tudor was crowned Henry VII at Westminster Abbey, formally founding the Tudor dynasty and symbolizing the e…

Timeline

1485Leicester to London · EnglandAfter Bosworth, Henry was acclaimed king on the battlefield and immediately marched on London. He claimed the throne by conquest and divine mandate, and began preparing the formal coronation.
1485Westminster Abbey · LondonHenry VII and Elizabeth of York held a grand coronation at Westminster Abbey, presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The ceremony used the Tudor rose as its emblem, symbolizing the reconciliation of the Lancastrian and Yorkist factions.
1485–1486England · EnglandAfter the coronation Henry VII set about consolidating royal power: pardoning some old nobles, rebuilding finances and court order, and planning a marriage with the Yorkist heiress Elizabeth of York to secure Tudor rule by both law and bloodline.

Sources

Henry VII https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-VII-king-of-England
The Tudor Regime — Penry Williams (1995)