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The Tudor era began in 1485 when Henry VII came to the throne - he reigned until 1509 - and ended in 1603 with the death of Queen Elizabeth I, whose reign began in 1558.

Four other Tudor monarchs reigned between them: Henry VIII (from 1509-1547); Edward VI (from 1547-1553); Lady Jane Grey (for nine days in July 1553); Mary I (from 1553-1558).

Sometimes, historians take out the reign of Elizabeth 1 and refer to this as the Elizabethan era.

The House of Tudor began with Owain ap Meredith ap Tewdur, a Welsh squire in Henry V's court. The English version of his name was Owen Tudor.

Owen Tudor married the King's widow, Katherine of Valois, and had five children with her. Their eldest surviving son, Edmund Tudor, married Lady Margaret Beaufort, a descendant of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster who in her own right was at one point a potential heiress to Edmund's half-brother, Henry VI of England.

Margaret bore a son several months after her husband's death. Following the Wars of the Roses, in which the Houses of Lancaster and York struggled for control of the English throne, this child would become Henry VII of England. He defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, in Leicestershire.

Derby Grammar School (founded in 1160) received a Royal Charter and endowments from Queen Mary in 1554 and moved into purpose-built accommodation in St Peter's Churchyard. Parts of the building still survive today. For some years it was home to the Derby Heritage Centre. Before that it housed Raymond's News Agency. In 2007 it is a hairdressers.

Also in Tudor times, the tower of All Saint's Church, now Derby Cathedral, was rebuilt between 1509 and 1530.

The Dolphin pub is believed to have been built in the late 16th century. Its licence dates from 1580.

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