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Tudor is a male Christian name or given name used in Wales, and Romania, equivalent to Theodore. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Theodore and its equivalents are given names in several languages In Wales, 'Tewdwr' was an older spelling, later being Anglicised to 'Tudor'. Anglicisation or anglicization (see -ise vs -ize) is a process of conversion of verbal or written elements of any other language into a more comprehensible English

Due to evolving Welsh naming conventions, it gradually migrated to become a surname in Wales. The Surname Tudor, within the United Kingdom, originates from the Welsh forename Tewdwr, Tewdr or Tudur (the Welsh equivalent For example, a son of a man called Tewdwr might be styled '(forename) ap Tewdwr' (i. e. '(forename), son of Tewdwr'), which gradually evolved into an English-style surname.

Most famously, it was used by a branch of the descendants of 12th century Welsh ruler Rhys ap Gruffydd of Deheubarth, who through intermarriage with the English Royal family, ascended the English throne in 1485. Genealogy and early life Rhys was the second son of Gruffydd ap Rhys, ruler of part of Deheubarth and Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, daughter of Gruffydd ap   This Tudor Dynasty remained in power until the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, an era known historically in England and Wales as the Tudor Period. The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor was an English royal Dynasty that lasted 118 years from 1485 to 1603 a period known as the Tudor period Social and economic revolution Following the Black Death Plagues and the agricultural depression of the late 14th century population growth

"Tudor" may refer to:

People

Tudor dynasty

  • Male descent of the Tudors, from the pre-Norman Lords of Brnffenigl in Wales - one of the fifteen noble houses of ancient Cymru

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Dictionary

Tudor

-noun

  1. A monarch of the British royal family during the sixteenth century. Specifically, King Henry VII and Henry VIII or one of his three children who ascended the throne
  2. A style of dress popular in Britain during the sixteenth century

-adjective

  1. Pertaining to the British monarchs of the sixteenth century
  2. Pertaining to the period of British history ruled by King Henry VII, Henry VIII and the children of Henry VIII
  3. (architecture) In the style of English buildings of the sixteenth century; using exposed wooden beams on the exterior
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