<Tr> <Td> Henry VII 22 August 1485--21 April 1509 (23 years, 243 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 28 January 1457 Pembroke Castle Son of Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort </Td> <Td> Elizabeth of York Westminster Abbey 18 January 1486 8 children </Td> <Td> 21 April 1509 Richmond Palace Aged 52 </Td> <Td> Great - great - great - grandson of Edward III Right of conquest </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henry VIII 22 April 1509--28 January 1547 (37 years, 282 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 28 June 1491 Greenwich Palace Son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York </Td> <Td> (1) Catherine of Aragon Greenwich 11 June 1509 1 daughter (2) Anne Boleyn Westminster Palace 25 January 1533 1 daughter (3) Jane Seymour Whitehall Palace 30 May 1536 1 son 3 further marriages No more children </Td> <Td> 28 January 1547 Whitehall Palace Aged 55 </Td> <Td> Son of Henry VII Primogeniture </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edward VI 28 January 1547--6 July 1553 (6 years, 160 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 October 1537 Hampton Court Palace Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour </Td> <Td> Does not appear Unmarried </Td> <Td> 6 July 1553 Greenwich Palace Aged 15 </Td> <Td> Son of Henry VIII Primogeniture </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Edward VI named Lady Jane Grey as his heir in his will, overruling the order of succession laid down by Parliament in the Third Succession Act . Four days after his death on 6 July 1553, Jane was proclaimed queen--the first of three Tudor women to be proclaimed queen regnant . Nine days after the proclamation, on 19 July, the Privy Council switched allegiance and proclaimed Edward VI's Catholic half - sister Mary queen . Jane was executed for treason in 1554, aged 16 . </P>

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