So the second Tudor monarch instituted a policy of "surrender and regrant".

But as you can see from history, Elizabeth was indeed the last Tudor monarch.

The comparison between the first Tudor monarch and the last is also instructive.

On Henry's death he continued to serve the Tudor monarchs as physician.

Tudor monarchs had to fund all the expenses of government out of their own income.

You won't need the wallet of a Tudor monarch to stop there, though: a room can be had for £35.

Parliament had not always submitted to the wishes of the Tudor monarchs.

Political centralization under the Tudor monarchs enabled the early creation of a unified national state.

This family later fell out with the Tudor monarchs, and the castle became a royal property.

In total, five Tudor monarchs ruled their domains for just over a century.