Illustration One
Henry VII, son of Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort, was born in 1457. He married Elizabeth of York in 1486, who bore him four children: Arthur, Henry, Margaret and Mary. He died in 1509 after reigning 24 years.
The King's Body Guard
of the Yeomen of the Guard
The King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard
Illustration Two
Life Guard or bodyguard of Francis I of France, 16th century (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Français à Travers les Siècles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884.
Illustration Three
Earliest known representation of yeomen of the Guard .
From an illuminated treaty of 1527 at the Public Record Office [PRO E30/1114].