henry vii was born in 1457 to edmund tudor and margaret beaufort. his father died two months before he was born, leaving his 13-year-old mother as his only parent. after henry's birth, he spent a lot of time with his uncle jasper tudor. jasper took henry to france, where he spent most of his youth. henry had a claim to the throne of england, but it was not a very good one, and he had to wait a long time for a chance to take the throne.