King Henry VII Signed Historical Document

This King Henry VII historical document is clearly signed "HR" by King Henry VII - the first monarch of the House of Tudor and dated 1499 and addressed to Sir Robert Lytton, Keeper of the Great Wardrobe.

Very good condition for age - document is over 500 years old

Henry VII became King of England and Lord of Ireland on August 22, 1485, after he defeated King Richard III at the famed Battle of Bosworth Field. He is the last English king to win his throne on the battlefield.

Uniting the House of Plantagenet's rival houses, the House of Lancaster and the House of York, he founded the Tudor dynasty, which would rule over England until 1603.

His reign is characterised by the restoration of stability to the English monarchy after the upheavals of the War of the Roses and before, the Hundred Years War.

However, his final years were marked by financial scandal that left many in England indebted to the throne, a scandal which was only revealed after his death in 1509.