The Tudors

1. 1 The Tudors The Tudors – 1485-1603 The Tudors encompass one of the most exciting periods in english history. The dynasty of the Tudors include kings and queens such as King Henry VIII and his daughters - Bloody Mary and Queen Elizabeth I. The period of the Tudors covers english history from 1485 - 1603. In 1485 Henry Tudor won the battle of Bosworth and became King Henry VII and started the famous dynasty of the Tudors. Henry VII cemented his succession of the Tudors and settled the friction between the Yorkists and Lancastrians by marrying the Yorkist heir, Elizabeth of York - this effectively ended the English Wars of the Roses. The dynasty of the Tudors coincided with the emergence of the Renaissance Period. The Tudors reigned over England seeing the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance era of new thinking which changed the culture of the English people The Tudors and the Tudor Family Tree Who were the Tudors? The Royal Tudors family tree traces the start of the Tudors dynasty with Owen Tudor and the family tree ends with Elizabeth I. Queen Elizabeth I died childless, thus ending the famous dynasty of the Tudors, and she was succeeded by King James I (1603–1625) and the dynasty of the Stuarts.

2. 2 The Tudors - King Henry VIIIThe most magnificent of all the Tudors - King Henry VIII. Henry was a second son and destined for a life in a church until fate took a hand when his elder bother, Arthur, died.In his younger days King Henry VIII was a handsome and athletic young man. Intelligent, affable and fun-loving. A devout Roman Catholic, awarded the title of Defender of the Faith. He turned the life of the Tudors upside down when he broke from Rome and created the Church of England.The Tudors - the Six Wives of Henry VIIIEveryone who thinks about the Tudors remembers the larger than life figure of King Henry VIII and his six wives :Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Anne of Cleaves Catherine Howard Catherine ParrAnne Boleyn (proud, witty and ambitious)Jane Seymour (modest, quiet and obedient) Anne of Cleves ( good humored, sensible and kind)Catherine Howard (flirtatious, promiscuous and foolish) Catherine Parr (intelligent, kind and dignified)

3. 3 The Tudors - Bloody MaryThe Tudors were all different. The first child of Henry VIII was the daughter of Catherine of Aragon who they called Mary. Mary was a Catholic. All her life, she was a mean brat to her little sister, Elizabeth and her brother Edward VI. She did not like them at all and was very jealous. When Edward VI died, she became Queen Mary of England. She was hated all over for changing the religion in England from protestant to Roman Catholic. She mass-murdered over 100 protestant leaders, earning her name as "Bloody Mary".It is said:While you may think you're safe from mean, old Bloody Mary, think again... Legend has it that if you are near a mirror in total darkness, she can still come for you, regardless of whether or not you're trying to call for her.It is said:While you may think you're safe from mean, old Bloody Mary, think again... Legend has it that if you are near a mirror in total darkness, she can still come for you, regardless of whether or not you're trying to call for her.

4. 4 The Tudors - The Mary RoseThe Mary Rose was the flagship in the navy of King Henry VIII - the most famous ship of the Tudors. The Mary Rose was named after King Henry VIII's sister Mary and the rose, the emblem of the Tudors. The Mary Rose capsized and sank with the loss of all but 35 of her crew during the Tudors Battle of the Solent in 1545. The Battle of the Solent was a naval battle fought between the fleets of King Francis I of France and King Henry VIII of England. In 1979 the Mary Rose Trust was formed to excavate the wreck and on October 11, 1982 the wreck was lifted from the sea - a symbol of the Tudors naval power. This section also covers the Tudor navy, wars, navigation, ships, sailors, explorers, warfare and weapons. Sources: Internet Heritage:www.tudorhistory.org; www.wikipedia.org Autor: Vardan Khachatryan