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Henry VIII.

CHAPTER I
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Edmund, the elder, was first knighted and then created Earl of Richmond.

In the Parliament of 1453, he was formally declared legitimate; he was enriched by the grant of broad estates and enrolled among the members of Henry's council.

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006) But the climax of his fortunes was reached when, in 1455, he married the Lady Margaret Beaufort.

Owen Tudor had taken the first step which led to his family's greatness; Edmund took the second.


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