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House of Tudor

House of Tudor

6.4
A royal family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603
  • proper noun
translation icon : Casa de Tudor
  • The House of Tudor played a crucial role in shaping the history of England.

Examples

  • The reign of the House of Tudor marked the end of the medieval period in England.

  • The House of Tudor produced several famous monarchs.

  • Elizabeth I was the last monarch from the House of Tudor.

  • Did the House of Tudor really end in 1603?

  • Henry VII established the House of Tudor after his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field.

  • The House of Tudor includes notable monarchs such as Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

  • The reign of the House of Tudor significantly shaped English history and culture.

Synonyms

Tudor
vsHouse of Tudor
14 6.1

The English royal family that ruled from 1485 to 1603

is the full formal phrase naming that dynasty

Surface Forms

House of Tudor main

Morphology

house + of + Tudor

The meaning 'the Tudor dynasty' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'house' (used here as 'hereditary family line' or dynasty) with the proper name 'Tudor' and the linking preposition 'of'. This is a regular, compositional pattern (House of X = dynasty) found across languages and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

House of Tudor comes from the family called the Tudors. House here means 'family' or 'family line', so the phrase refers to the Tudor family who were the kings and queens of England from 1485 to 1603.