Cradle of Henry V the son of Mary de Bohun and Henry Bolingbroke, and the grandson of John of Gaunt. Monmouth was among Henry of Bolingbroke's possessions and it was where the newly married couple lived for several years. Mary was to die in 1394; Henry Bolingbroke ousted king Richard II and became Henry IV, King of England, in 1399. The young Henry of Monmouth succeeded his father to become King Henry V in 1413. During the 18th and early 19th centuries the cradle was famous locally and its claim to be a genuine relic of Henry V's childhood was generally accepted. It was
Henry VII of England As king, Henry was styled as His Gracehis full style was: "Henry, by the Grace of God, King of England and France and Lord of Ireland". On his succession, Henry became entitled to bear the Royal Arms of England. After his marriage, he used the red-and-white rose as his emblem which became known as the Tudor rose. His first concern was to secure his hold on the throne. Henry declared himself king "by right of conquest" retroactively from 21 August 1485, the day before Bosworth Field. Thus, anyone who had fought for Richard against him would be guilty of treason,