Tudor

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Tudor usually relates to the Tudor period in English history, which refers to the period of time between 1485 and 1603 when the Tudor dynasty held the English throne.

Tudor may also refer to any of the following people of that ruling family:

• King Henry VII of England
• King Henry VIII of England
• King Edward VI of England
• Queen Mary I of England
• Queen Elizabeth I of England

• Arthur, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King Henry VII
• Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, father of King Henry VII
• Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford, uncle of King Henry VII
• Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII
• Mary Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII
• Owen Tudor, grandfather of King Henry VII

• Tudor also refers to the style of architecture and decorative arts modelled on the original Tudor architecture produced in England between 1485 and 1603.

• Mock Tudor refers to a modern emulation of Tudorbethan architecture.

• A Tudor bonnet refers to a style of cap.

• The Tudor rose combines the White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster.

• Tudor Rose is a 1936 film.

• The Tudor line of cars from the Ford Company are renowned in the world of vintage classics (DML).

• Tudor is a brand of watches manufactured by Rolex.

• The Avro Tudor was a type of airplane.

• The surname Tudor, within the UK, originates from the Welsh forename Tewdwr or Tudur. However, Tudor is also a common surname in Romania.

• Tudor may also refer to any of the following people:

• Antony Tudor, British choreographer
• Corneliu Vadim Tudor, Romanian politician
• David Tudor, American pianist
• Edward Tudor-Pole, British singer
• Frank Tudor, Australian politician
• Frederic Tudor, an American entrepreneur
• Henry Hugh Tudor, a British soldier, later police chief in Ireland and then Palestine
• Igor Tudor, Croatian footballer
• Joel Tudor, American longboard surfer
• Tasha Tudor, illustrator
• Dan Tudor, Web Developer
• King Tewdrig of Morgannwg (Glamorgan)
• Tudor Hassett, a young british actor
• Henry Owen Tudor, Luxemburgish industrialist and famous inventor
• One of the four houses at Forest School, Horsham

• Tudor may also refer to the following place:

• Tudor City, New York, USA

• Finally Tudor refers to a Ford two door model, used since Ford Model T onwards. It is believed by some to originate from a spelling error by Henry Ford. Similar a 4 door model was designated Fordor.