Definition of Tuor
Tudor, the family name of the royal house that occupied the English
throne from 1485 (accession of Henry VII.) to 1603 (death of Queen
Elizabeth), founded by Owen Tudor, a Welsh gentleman, who became Clerk of
the Household, and subsequently the husband of Catherine of Valois, widow
of Henry V.; their son, Edmund, Earl of Richmond, married Margaret
Beaufort, a direct descendant of Edward III., and became the father of
Henry VII.
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Tu"dor (?), a. Of or pertaining to a
royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who
married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry
VII.; the last, Elizabeth.
Tudor style (Arch.), the latest development
of Gothic architecture in England, under the Tudors, characterized by flat
four-centered arches, shallow moldings, and a profusion of paneling on the
walls.
Tu"dor (?), a. Of or pertaining to a
royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who
married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry
VII.; the last, Elizabeth.
Tudor style (Arch.), the latest development
of Gothic architecture in England, under the Tudors, characterized by flat
four-centered arches, shallow moldings, and a profusion of paneling on the
walls.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A monarch of the British royal family during the sixteenth century. Specifically, King Henry VII and Henry VIII or one of his three children who ascended the throne
- A style of dress popular in Britain during the sixteenth century
- Pertaining to the British monarchs of the sixteenth century
- Pertaining to the period of British history ruled by King Henry VII, Henry VIII and the children of Henry VIII
- (architecture) In the style of English buildings of the sixteenth century; using exposed wooden beams on the exterior
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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