who was the father of king henry vii
Henry VII was not an obvious candidate for the throne when he seized it by victory over Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The Tudor family at the time were thought of at court as little more than Welsh gentry. Henry was a Lancastrian, with a tenuous claim to the throne. Henry was born in Wales when his mother was just 13 years old. His father Edmund died before he was born. Edmundâs father Owen was a squire at the court of Henry V and he was secretly married to Henryâs widow, Catherine of Valois. Edmund was declared legitimate and named Earl of Richmond.