British History/Henry the 7th

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Henry the 7th claimed to be a descendent of someone. Who was it?

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Hello Jon. Henry VII was descended from many famous people, but you may be thinking of the mythical King Arthur. Henry named his eldest son Arthur to highlight his belief that he was descended from England's greatest King, whose existence was regarded as fact in Medieval times.
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I have a good basic knowledge of British political history, but my speciality is the Kings and Queens of England and Scotland from 927 AD. Please no social history questions, it's not my strong point and I'm unlikely to answer them.

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