New staff members

Hi history freaks,

good news for you! We have eight new staff members here at the group! Now your submissions are going to be faster than ever! Woohoooo!

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:thumb456523008: The Tudor RoseThe Tudor Rose
We know well
Both red and white
It's makers long gone
But it's legacy lives on
1485
A battle won and lost
A king deposed
A king crowned
who bears the name of
Henry Tudor
he is betrothed to
the late king
Edward IV's oldest daughter
The marriage unites 
The warring houses
Of York and Lancaster
And closes the civil war
That tore England apart
Elizabeth of York
His wife
Sweet, gentle and kind
Presents King Henry
with two fair princes and two princesses.
That survive infancy. 
First is Arthur Tudor
The kings pride and joy
First husband to Catherine of Aragon
Prince of Wales
Then Margaret Tudor
married to James IV of Scotland
grandmother to 
Mary Queen of Scots
Henry Tudor
his fathers namesake
who would go on to be
Henry VIII
Lastly Mary
would become Queen of France
and then
Duchess of Suffolk
Infanta Catherine of Aragon
Marries Arthur Tudor
Five months later
Arthur is dead
and she is a widow.
Elizabeth conforts her husband
promising him that they were young eno :thumb475270355:


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