House of Tudor ruled their domains for just over a century. Henry VIII was the only son of Henry VII to live to the age of maturity. Issues around the royal succession (including marriage and the succession rights of women) became major political themes during the Tudor era. The House of Stuart, descended from Henry VII's daughter Margaret, came to power in 1603 when Elizabeth I died and the Tudor line failed. For analysis of politics, diplomacy and social history, see Tudor period. The Tudors descended on Henry VII's mother's side from John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, one of the illegitimate children
The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems is a collection of vocal scores of music from the Tudor era of England (c.1550-1625). It was published in 1978 by Oxford University Press and was compiled by the organist and publisher Christopher Morris (1922-2014), the editor of OUP who also launched the popular "Carols for Choirs" series of books in the 1970s. The preface is written Sir David Willcocks. A recording was issued in 1979, "Tudor Anthems" (OUP 153), featuring 13 anthems from the "Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems" sung by the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral,