This English monarch began the Tudor dynasty by winning the Wars of the Roses.
Henry VII
Richard III
Henry VIII
Edward IV
Henry VII. At the Battle of Bosworth Field, 1485, Henry VII – then known as Henry, Earl of Richmond – killed the Lancastrian Richard III and won the Wars of the Roses, creating the foundations for the achievements of his siblings, including Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The deciding factor in the battle was Thomas Stanley switching sides to support Henry.