Dynasty

The marriage maintained an important Spanish alliance and offered the prospect of children to continue the Tudor dynasty. Henry and Catherine were crowned at Westminster Abbey on 24 June 1509. Decorated streets, splendid clothing and celebrations presented the new reign as a hopeful beginning.

In 1470, he forced Edward to flee and restored Henry VI, governing in his name. This reversal demonstrates that noble loyalties could change: Warwick’s pursuit of influence mattered more than permanent loyalty to one dynasty.