King Henry VIII

Henry becomes King

Jan 18, 1509

At age 18 Henry takes power of England
He inherets the throne from his father King Henery VII.
Although Henry VIII was the second son of his father, his older brother Arthur died and left Henry VIII to be king. Henry ruled in the midst of the Reniassance a time when new ideas and ways of living were coming about. King Henry had married his dead brothers wife who was 8 years older than him. Henry began to see the marrage was not working out and began loving another woman named Anne. Anne did not

King Henry becomes King (cont.)

Jan 18, 1509

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Henry decided that it was time to divorce Katheraine but the church wouldn't let him. Since Katheraine couldn't bear a male heir to the throne Henry also wanted to get a new wife so he could have a male heir. The church refused his request for a divorce and so Henry took it into his own hands and broke off from the church and created the Church of England. He then went through six wives and through misscarages and daughters he only recieved one son who died at 16

Engllish Reformation

Period: Jan 18, 1509 to Jan 18, 1609

Catherine of Aragon

Jun 24, 1509

King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon on the 11fo June of 1509 at the Francican Church at Greenwich. Shortly after marriage Catherine was pregant to a stillborn daughter. On February 1516 she gave birth do a daughter named Mary, In 1533 their marriage was separated because of Henry's anger to not have an heir to the throne.

Princess Mary is born

Feb 16, 1516

King Henry and Catherine of Aragon

Anne Boleyn married Henry VIII

Jan 25, 1533

In 1533 Anne and Henry were secretly married In august of 1533 Anne was already pregnant and she was suppossed to have a boy. Later pricess Elizabeth was born. In 1535 she became pregnant again but it was miscarried. She was later arrested in 1536 because she did not give birth to a boy.

Queen Elizabeth I Born

Sep 7, 1533

King Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn

Henry Broke away from the Church

Jan 1, 1534

Henry wasn't able to get a divorce from the Church so in anger and with support from his country he broke away from the church and created the church of England

Act of Supremacy 1534

Nov 20, 1534

Act of Parliment that declared King henry VIII the only supreme head on Earth of the Church of England.
Parliment did not grant the King the title they were just recognizing it as a fact.
King Henry VIII had abandoned Rome.
He was known as "Defender of the Faith"

Catherine of Aragon dies

Jan 7, 1536

Ann Boleyn Executed

May 19, 1536

Jane Seymor marries Henry VIII

May 30, 1536

In 1536 Jane and Henry were married. In 1537 Jane gave birth to a boy that was named Edward. Mary the daughter of Elizabeth was the godparent of Edward. Just two weeks after the birth of Edward Jane died on October, 24 1536.

Edward VI Born

Oct 12, 1537

King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour Dies

Oct 24, 1537

Anne of Cleves

Jan 6, 1540

After there marriage on January, 6 1540 Henry was already looking to get out of marriage. Anne already knew about this and was trying to get out of it as well.

Kathryn Howard marries Henry VIII

Jul 28, 1540

On July, 28 1540 Henry VIII marries Kathryn Howard. This was Henry VIII fifth wife and Henry was 49 and Kathryn Howard was barely 19. There was evidence of her being promiscuous before they married and she was executed on the Tower Green on February 13, 1542

Kathryn Howard Executed

Feb 13, 1542

Kathryn Parr marries Henry VIII

Jul 12, 1543

On July, 12 1543 Kathryn Parr married Henry VIII. This was Henry's final wife. This was a small ceremony of 20 people. Kathryn was close to all of her stepchildren and took care of them. After Henry VIII died in 1547 Kathryn secretly married a man named Thomas Seymour. Kathryn died on September, 3 1548

King Henry VIII Dies

Jan 28, 1547

Edward takes the throne

Feb 20, 1547

Edward succeded his father and was just 9 years old when he took the throne. He inherited his throne after his father died and was the sole heir to take power. As a leader he relied mostly on his advisors due to how young he was.
Edward only lived to be 16
Edward was succeded by his half sister Mary
Edward was the only "legitamnt" child of Henry VIII
Edward had help from his uncles to lead the country while he was so young
Edward is believed by medical historians to have died of tuberculosis

Katherine Parr Dies

Sep 5, 1548

Edward Dies

Jul 6, 1553

Mary is proclaimed Queen

Jul 17, 1553

Queen Mary succeded her half brother Edward after his death. She only reinged for about five years. She was succeded by her half sister Queen Elizabeth.
She was the center of attention until her father changed wives and she lost her title as Princess and became The Lady Mary
She was the only Catholic child of Henry
She wanted to bring Catholism back to the Kingdom.
She had many death plots against her because she wanted to bring Catholism back to the center of England religion
Very good person

Anne of Cleves Dies

Jul 16, 1557

Mary I Dies

Nov 17, 1558

Elizabeth takes the throne

Nov 17, 1558

Elizabeth took the throne after her sister Queen Mary. After her mother was executed she was considered an illegitament child and it almost made her be unable to take the throne. She succeded her half sister Mary
Was the last ruler of the Tudor family
Wanted to rule by good counsel
She set up the English Protestand Church and became Supreme Governor
Led England during the attack from the Spanish Armada

2nd Act of Supremacy 1559

Jan 20, 1559

Mary I repealed first Act of Supremacy in 1554
Elizabeth I created Second Act of Supremacy in 1559
Elizabeth I became Supreme Governor of the Church of England
Instituded Oath of Supremacy which required anyone taking public or church office to pledge allegiance to the monarch

Queen Elizabeth I dies

Jan 18, 1603