Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, the parents of Henry VIII, had an extraordinary marriage: politically, strategically and personally. It was an alliance that both cemented the power of the Tudor dynasty and made their younger son, Henry, the King of England. Leading Tudor historian Nathen Amin explores this remarkable union from their background and their marriage in 1486 to the crowning of Elizabeth in 1487. And from the raising of their children to the tragic demise of eldest son Arthur in 1502 and the profound grief of Henry VII after Elizabeth’s death a year later. In a compelling new talk, he reveals the extraordinary legacy of their marriage which marked both the end of the Wars of the Roses, with the accession of ‘rose both red and white’ Henry VIII, and the making of the Tudor dynasty.

Nathen Amin is an author from Carmarthenshire, West Wales, who focuses on the 15th Century and the reign of Henry VII. He wrote ‘Tudor Wales’ in 2014 and ‘York Pubs’ in 2016, followed by the first full-length biography of the Beaufort family, ‘The House of Beaufort’ in 2017, an Amazon #1 Bestseller in three historical categories (Wars of the Roses, Norman England, and The Plantagenets & Medieval History). His fourth book, ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders; Simnel, Warbeck and Warwick’, was released in in 2021, which has been followed by the release of his fifth book ‘Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry Tudor’ in 2024. He has also been featured on British, Australian and German radio and television, as well as in print and online media across the UK. As of 2020, he is a trustee and founding member of the Henry Tudor Trust, and in 2022 was elected a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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This talk is kindly sponsored by Simply Tudor Tours.