Round 10: Tossup 10

An English king with this name welcomed the scholar Polydore Vergil at his court. A king with this name granted letters patent to John Cabot for his expedition to America. A prince (10[1])with this name was later said to have founded the School of Sagres (10[1])(“SAG-rish”), and directed the development of the caravel. (10[3])An (10[1])English explorer with this first name (10[1])sailed on the (10[1])Discovery and reached the large saltwater bay in Canada that now bears (10[1])his last name. A prince (10[1])with this name sponsored early Portuguese exploration (-5[1])of Africa’s Atlantic coast, for which he was later called “the Navigator.” For 10 (10[1])points, what was the name of England’s first two Tudor kings and an explorer surnamed Hudson? ■END■ (10[1])

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