Tudor London Tudor London Henry Tudor, who seized the English throne as Henry VII in 1485, and married Elizabeth of York, put an end to the Wars of the Roses. Henry VII was a resolute and efficient monarch who centralised political power in the crown. He commissioned the celebrated "Henry VII Chapel" at Westminster Abbey, and continued the royal practice of borrowing funds from the City of London for his wars against the French. He repaid loans on their due dates, which was something of an innovation. Generally, however, he took little interest in enhancing London. Nonetheless, the comparative stability of the
The Old Court House The Old Court House, including Margaret Thatcher during the time that she was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. "Tudor times" The original Tudor building of Old Court House was built for the Surveyor general in 1536 (see Gerald Heath book). The Knight Frank and Rutley brochure of 1966 p4 mentions a carved stone surround of Tudor design behind the existing Charles II fireplace in the study (formerly the dining room), but we have not exposed this. Some of the brick wall in the garden is probably Tudor, being "English bond" (pre 1689 when William of Orange who became William