Explore's the sovereign's move toward absolute monarchy and covers threats on his reign by royal imposters Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck.

Heir to the House of Lancaster through a cadet line, Henry VII became the first Tudor monarch after he defeated Richard III in battle.

Encyclopedia entry relates the story of how the exiled noble defeated Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth to become the first Tudor king.

Resource details the monarch's upbringing, his victory over Richard II at Bosworth Field, and his accomplishments as England's sovereign.