17. Tudor Absolutism The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor was a prominent European royal house of Welsh origin that ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms, including the Lordship and Kingdom of Ireland, from 1485 until 1603. Its first monarch was Henry Tudor, a 4 descendant through his father, although ultimately not male line, of the rulers of the Welsh Kingdom of Deheubarth. Through his mother he descended from a legitimised branch of the English royal House of Lancaster. The Tudor family rose to power in the wake of the Wars of the Roses, which left the House of Lancaster, to which the Tudors were aligned, extirpated. 18. Henry VII - was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor.
George I sai troonile 1714. Hannoveride kaksikvõim. George I (1660-1727) viibis suurema aja Hannoveris. Tekib kaksikmonarhia. Victoria (1819-1901) – loobus Hannoveri troonist ja andis selle valitseda oma onule. Walesi allutamine Inglismaale: Situatsioon 13. saj alguseks. Sattus esimesena Londoni võim alla (13.sajandil). Püsivat võimu kehtestamist 13.sajandil aga ei olnud. Wales oli jagatud pisikesteks riigikesteks, vürstkondadeks (Powys, Gwynedd, Deheubarth), mis ka omavahel sõdisid. Llywelyn Suur (1200-1240).Gwyneddi valitseja. Tema ajal toimus Walesi alade koondumine Gwyneddi alla. Llywelyn Viimane (1246-1282). 2/3 Walesi oli allutatud Gwyneddile. 1267. a Montgomery leping. Tunnustati Inglismaa kuninga poolt Llywelyn Viimast Walesi printsina, aga vastutasuks pidi ta andma vasallivande Inglismaa kuningale. See tekitas Walesis arusaamatuse, kelle sõna siis loeb? Segaduse lahendas Edward I (1272-1307) - (sihikindlaim,
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