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The family of Henry VII, depicted on an illuminated page.. Henry VII became King of England upon defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. In an effort to strengthen the Tudor claim to the throne, Henry decided on naming his firstborn son "Arthur" and having him born in Winchester – where the Legend of King Arthur originated – in order to emphasise the Welsh origin of ...
King Arthur (Welsh: Brenin Arthur, Cornish: Arthur Gernow, Breton: Roue Arzhur, French: Roi Arthur), according to legends, was a king of Britain. He is a folk hero and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain .
Battle Between King Arthur and Sir Mordred by William Hatherell. The Battle of Camlann (Welsh: Gwaith Camlan or Brwydr Camlan) is the legendary final battle of King Arthur, in which Arthur either died or was mortally wounded while fighting either alongside or against Mordred, who also perished.
Arthur was born in 1187, the son of Duchess Constance and Duke Geoffrey II of Brittany, who died before Arthur was born. As an infant, Arthur was thought by some to be second in line to the succession of his paternal grandfather King Henry II of England, after his uncle Richard. Henry II however would not name official terms of succession, not ...
Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 [b] – November 18, 1886) was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885.He was a Republican lawyer from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. Garfield.
Prince Arthur was the heir to the English throne until his unexpected death made his brother King Henry VIII and changed the course of European history. Here's what caused his death.
Judea Arthur with her husband and son, right, and a photo of their baby Noah-Lee, who died. Sharing their loss on TikTok has been comforting, Arthur says. (Graphic by Liliana Penagos for Yahoo ...
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, died on 14 September 1852, aged 83.He was the commander of British forces and their allies in the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo, which finally ended the Napoleonic Wars, and served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.