Henry VIII

Henry VIII takes the throne

Apr 21, 1509

He was born on June 28, 1491 and died on January 28, 1547.
Not much is known about Henry VIII’s childhood as he was not expected to become king. Henry VIII was the third child of seven (second son), although three didn’t survive infancy. King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York were his parents. He had a first-rate education from leading tutors, and became fluent in Latin, French, and some Spanish and Ancient Greek. His mother died when he was 11. His older brother died at age 15

Catherine of Aragon marries Henry VIII

Jun 11, 1509

Cathrine of Aragon was born on December 16, 1485 and died on January 7,1536. She and HenryVIII divorced in 1533.
5 interesting facts/claims to fame:
She was a princess of Spain
She was married to Arthur (Henry VIII’s older brother) until he died a few months later
She was then betrothed to Henry VIII, but in 1505 Henry was old enough to wed, Henry VII wasn’t as keen on having an alliance with the Spanish and the marriage was ended

Anne Boleyn married Henry VIII

Jan 25, 1533

Anne was born btween 1500 and 1509 and died on May 9, 1536. Henry VIII beheaded her.
5 interesting facts/claims to fame:
Spent part of her childhood at the court of the Archduchess Margaret
She had relationships with many other people before Henry
Henry VIII at first just wanted her as a mistress, but eventually she told him marriage or nothing and he sought out a divorce of Catherine
She became pregnant in 1532, and Henry quickly married her in secret, she was soon made queen

Act of Supremacy

Apr 13, 1534

The Act of Supremacy in 1534 gave King Henry VIII the right to become the head of the Church of England, severing any ties to Rome. This act was technically for the better of England, but King Henry VIII’s main reasons behind it was so he could divorce Catherine to marry Anne.

Catherine of Aragon dies

Jan 7, 1536

Anne Boelyn dies

May 9, 1536

She was beheaded for adultary.

Jane Seymour marries HenryVIII

May 30, 1536

Jane was born in 1508 and she died on October 24, 1537.
5 interesting facts/claims to fame:
She may have served in the court under Catherine, but serviced Anne during her time as well
Henry VIII fell for Jane while still married to Anne
Within weeks of Anne’s execution, they were married, although there was no coronation
She became pregnant in 1537, and had a boy, Edward.
She died 2 weeks later.

Jane Seymore dies

Oct 24, 1537

Anne of Cleves marries Henry VIII

Jan 6, 1540

Anne was born on September 22, 1515 and deid on July 16, 1557.
5 interesting facts/claims to fame:
She was previously engaged to the son of the Duke of Lorraine.
Anne was ill-suited for life at the English court.
Henry did not find his new bride the least bit attractive and is said to have called her a 'Flanders Mare'
The marriage was only for political purposes.
The marriage was never consummated

Kathryn Howard marries Henry VIII

Jul 28, 1540

Kathryn was born in 1521 and died on February 13, 1542.
5 interesting facts/claims to fame:
Kathryn Howard was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard.
She was the lady in waiting for Anne Cleves and came to the court with her at the age of 19. Sixteen days after he was free of Anne, henry married Kathryn Howard.
She was greatly rumored to be an infidel.
Kathryn was executed for being unfaithful to the king.

Kathryn Howard dies

Feb 13, 1542

Kathryn was executed for being unfaithful to the king.

Katherine Parr marries Henry VIII

Jul 12, 1543

She was born in 15212 and deid on September 5, 1548.
5 interesting facts/claims to fame:
Katherine Parr outlived her husband Henry VIII
She was fluent in French, Latin and Italian and began learning Spanish when she was Queen.
She was married twice before she caught King Henry VIII eye.
Katherine was interested in the reformed faith, making her enemies with the conservatives of Henry’s court.
Acquired several banned books which were grounds for arrest and heresy, but nothing ever happened.

Henry VIII Dies

Jan 28, 1547

Edard VI takes the throne

Feb 20, 1547

He was born October 12, 1537 badn died July 6, 1553.
5 interesting facts/claims to fame:
Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch raised as a Protestant.
He trransformed the Church into a recognizably Protestant body.
When his sickness was discovered to be terminal, he and his Council drew up a "Devise for the Succession".
He knew three other languages other than English, including French, Spanish and Italian.
His last words were, "I am glad to die."

Katherine Parr dies

Sep 5, 1548

Edward VI of England dies

Jul 6, 1553

Mary I of England takes the throne

Jul 17, 1553

Mary was born February 18, 1516 and died November 17, 1558.
5 interesting facts/claims to fame:
She married King Phillip II of Spain.
When Mary returned England to Roman Catholicism, she persecuted Protestants and 300 are burnt at the stake.
Mary he had been restored as second in line to the throne, after her half-brother Edward.
Mary first began to earn her unofficial title of “Bloody Mary” when she killed her cousin, Lady Jane Grey.
Mary died at the age of 42 from uterine or ovarian cancer.

Anne of Cleves dies

Jul 16, 1557

Mary I of England dies

Nov 17, 1558

Elizabeth I of England takes the throne

Jan 15, 1559

She was born February 18, 1516, and died March 24, 1603
5 interesting facts/claims to fame:
Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
During Mary’s reign she had been imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels.
One of her first moves as queen was the establishment of an English Protestant church.
Elizabeth became famous for her virginity.
She only half-heartedly supported a number of ineffective, poorly resourced military campaigns.

Act of Supremacy

Apr 26, 1559

Elizabeth declared herself Supreme Governor of the Church of England, and instituted an Oath of Supremacy, requiring anyone taking public or church office to swear allegiance to the monarch as head of the Church and state. Anyone refusing to take the Oath could be charged with treason. This was called the Act of Supremacy.

Elizabeth I of England dies

Mar 24, 1609

March 24, 1603