. The annals of England : an epitome of English history, from co[n]temporary writers, the rolls of Parliament, and other public records. HEN Henry of Richmond had suc-ceeded in possessing himself of theEnglish crown, he found no difficultyin procuring from Wales a duly au-thenticated pedigree, in which his descent from Carac-tacus and consequent right to the British sceptre wasclearly shewn3. English writers, however, are content todiscover the first noted person of his family in a Welshsquire, named Owen Tudor (Tedder, or Theodore), whosehandsome person procured him the alliance of Katherineo
. The annals of England : an epitome of English history, from co[n]temporary writers, the rolls of Parliament, and other public records. HEN Henry of Richmond had suc-ceeded in possessing himself of theEnglish crown, he found no difficultyin procuring from Wales a duly au-thenticated pedigree, in which his descent from Carac-tacus and consequent right to the British sceptre wasclearly shewn3. English writers, however, are content todiscover the first noted person of his family in a Welshsquire, named Owen Tudor (Tedder, or Theodore), whosehandsome person procured him the alliance of Katherineof France, the relict of Henry V. ; he lost his life in theLancastrian cause, but his grandson became a king. The Tudors ruled for nearly one hundred and twentyyears ( 1485—1603) ; changes of the most im-portant nature were effected in their time, and mainlyby the sovereigns themselves. Henry VII. gave itsdeath-blow to the feudal system, and began to rear * The pedigree will be found in extenso in Powells History ofWales. THE TUDOKS. 109 something like our present state of society in its steadb;the iron hand of Henry VIII. br
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