Tudor period

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Allegory of the Tudor dynasty (detail), attributed to Lucas de Heere, ca 1572: left to right, Philip II of Spain, Mary, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Elizabeth

The Tudor period usually refers to the historical period between 1485 and 1558, especially in relation to the history of England. This coincides with the rule of the Tudor dynasty in England. Usually the term is used more broadly to include Elizabeth's reign as well (1558 – 1603), although this is sometimes treated separately as the Elizabethan era.

The English Reformation began in this period with the Henrician Reformation.

See also

• Tudor style
• Tudor rose
• Tudorbethan architecture
• Early Modern Britain