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The Drama of the Tudor Family

The Drama of the Tudor Family. Henry VII 28 January King Henry VII 1457 – 1509. An effective king who increased England’s power and wealth. Henry VIII 1491 – 1547. Broke from the Catholic church and started the Church of England Strengthened England

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The Drama of the Tudor Family

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  1. The Drama of the Tudor Family

  2. Henry VII28 January King Henry VII 1457 – 1509 An effective king who increased England’s power and wealth

  3. Henry VIII 1491 – 1547 • Broke from the Catholic church and started the Church of England • Strengthened England • Had two wives & Sir Thomas More beheaded • Married six times

  4. King Henry VIII’s wives

  5. Edward VI Son of the third wife of Henry VIII, Jane SeymourHenry’s only son ruled from age 9 to 15Was young and sickly

  6. Queen Mary I “Bloody Mary” 1516 – 1558 Daughter of Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon Devout Catholic known for burning over 300 Protestants at the stake Died childless

  7. Queen Elizabeth I “The Virgin Queen”1533 – 1603 • Daughter of Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn • Never married • Returned the Church of England • Defeated the Spanish Armada • Made England the most powerful country in the world • State of Virginia named for her • Died childless

  8. Mary, Queen of Scots • Granddaughter of Margaret Tudor—sister to Henry VIII. • Mary was next in line to the English throne after her second cousin, Elizabeth I, who was childless. Yet, in the eyes of many Catholics, Elizabeth was illegitimate, thus making Mary the rightful queen of England. • Mary plotted to have Elizabeth killed and was therefore tried for treason and beheaded.

  9. James I (Stuart)1566-1625 • Son of Mary, Queen of Scots • Commissioned an accurate translation of the Bible (King James Version) • Jamestown, Virginia, named for him • King during Shakespeare’s career (appears in Macbeth)

  10. Charles I (Stuart)1600 – 1649 • Son of James I • Was disliked and beheaded • England went for 11 years without a king or queen but was ruled by Parliament

  11. See “Tudor Fun Facts” Gaggletube

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