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lynbrown | 14:41 Tue 16th Jul 2013 | History
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What is the relationship between these two kings?
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Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII's mother was a great great grand daughter of Edward III and that was illegitimate since via John of Gaunt's mistress

http://englishhistory.net/tudor/genealogy.html

Henry VI was the great grandson of Edward III also via John of Gaunt but through his first wife

You'll have to tell me what relation that is!

As I recall the king of France had a better claim to the throne than Henry VII - he effectively conquered England but history is written by the winner and he was smart enough to marry Edward IV's daughter making Henry VIII's claim much more solid
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two excellent replies, many thanks
To quote the Marriott Edgar monologue:
"Henry the Seventh of England, Wasn't out of the Royal top drawer, The only connection of which he could boast, He were King's nephew's brother-in-law."
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