The Tudors
 

The Tudors where a family who ruled over England from 1485 until 1603. They brought peace to England after many years of war. There had been a war - The War of the Roses for 30 years in England. The Lancasters had a red rose as a symbol, and the Yorks had a white.

At the end of the war, Henry Tudor, a Lancastrian, married the niece of the leader of the Yorks. They put the white rose and the red rose together as a symbol of unity and the Tudor rose was born.

Their names were:

Henry VII
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I


Answer the following:

1. When did the Tudors rule over England?
 
2. What did the rose signify?