Round 12: 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 with this name was later said to have founded the School (10[1])of Sagres (“SAG-rish”), and directed the development of the caravel. (10[1])An English (10[1])explorer with this first name sailed on the Discovery (10[1])and reached the (10[1])large saltwater bay in Canada that now bears his last (10[1])name. (-5[1])A prince with this name sponsored early Portuguese exploration of Africa’s Atlantic coast, (10[1])for which he was later (10[1])called “the Navigator.” For 10 points, what was the name of England’s first two Tudor kings and an explorer surnamed Hudson? ■END■ (10[1])

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