By the Tudor kings and queens! For a country to be ruled, it must have a monarchy of some kind. King, queen, tsar, emperor all fall under this category. The Tudors were Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward, Mary and Elizabeth.
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The rulers of England during Tudor times were:1485 - 1509 Henry VII1509 - 1547 Henry VIII1547 - 1553 Edward VIJuly 1553 Jane Grey1553 - 1558 Mary I1558 - 1603 Elizabeth I
Before the Tudors there was a period known as the Wars of the Roses: The House of York fighting against Lancaster for the crown, the reigning monarchs being Henrys IV, V & VI of the house of...