English dynasty descended from the Welsh Owen
Tudor (c. 1400-1461), the second husband of
Catherine of Valois (the widow of Henry V of
England). Their son Edmund married Margaret
Beaufort (1443-1509), the great-granddaughter
of John of Gaunt, and was the father of Henry
VII, who ascended the throne 1485. The
dynasty ended with the death of Elizabeth I
1603. The dynasty was portrayed in a
favourable light in Shakespeare's history
plays.