The English Reformation

Engish Reformation

Period: Jan 1, 1509 to Dec 31, 1609

King Henry VIII takes the throne

Apr 21, 1509

King Henry was born in 1491 in Greenwich Palace. He gained many titles in childhood, though was not expected to be king. Surprisingly, he was not obese until much later in life. He had three siblings that survived infancy. Originally, his brother Arthur was intended to take the throne. Arthur was married to Catherine of Aragon at the age of 15; however, he died shortly after. Henry was a replacement.

King Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon

Jun 11, 1509

-Born on the 16th of December 1485
-Died on the 7th of January 1536
-Previously married to the prince of Wales, Arthur; Arthur died on 2 April 1502
-First wife of King Henry VIII
-Married King Henry VIII seven years after the death of Arthur, she was 23 while King Henry III was 18
-Pregnant 6 times, 3 sons 3 daughters; all of them died besides Mary I, who was the 5th baby

Mary Tudor (Mary I of England) Born

Feb 18, 1516

King Henry VIII divorces Catherine of Aragon

May 23, 1533

King Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn

May 28, 1533

-Second wife of King Henry VIII
-Born in 1501
-Died on May 19, 1536
-Beheaded at the tower of London
-Convicted of adultery, incest and treason
-Had several miscarriages, no son born

Mary Tudor

Jul 19, 1533

-Became Queen Consort of Spain after marrying the King of Spain, 1554
-Restored Roman Catholicism after the short-lived Protestant reign of her half-brother
-Only Surving child of Catherine of Aragon
-Died 17 of November, 1558

Elizabeth Tudor Born

Sep 7, 1533

King Henry breaks away from the Catholic Church

Jan 1, 1534

King Henry broke away from the Catholic Church to anull his divorce with Catherine of Aragon. He did this because the head of the Church is "in charge of all". He became the head of the Church without the intention to seperate himself from it.

First act of Supremacy Passed

Nov 26, 1534

King Henry VIII Declared that he was the one and only ruler of the Church of England. There were two main reasons he did this:
1.) He wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon, but the Pope would not pass the divorce. Under his own church, he could divorce as he wished. 2.) Stemming from the first, he realized the Pope had too much power, and wanted to mitigate this.

Catherine of Aragon dies

Jan 7, 1536

Anne Boleyn dies

May 19, 1536

King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour

May 30, 1536

-Born in 1508
-Died on October 24, 1537
-Third wife of King Henry VIII
-Had a relationship with King Henry VIII during his marriage with Anne Boleyn
-Died after giving birth to the first living male heir, Edward VI

Edward Tudor Born

Oct 12, 1537

Jane Seymour dies

Oct 24, 1537

King Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves

Jan 6, 1540

-Born on 22th of September, 1515
-Died July 16, 1557
-4th wife of King Henry VIII
-She was Queen of England from January 6, 1540 to July 9, 1540
-There marriage was never consummated
-Died of cancer

King Henry VIII divorces Anne of Cleves

Jul 9, 1540

King Henry VIII marries Kathryn Howard

Jul 28, 1540

-5th wife of King Henry VIII
-Born in 1518
-Died on Febuary 13, 1542
-Beheaded at the tower of London
-Rumor has it that she was pregnant with King Henry's child when he was married to Anne of Cleves
-Allegedly had an affair with King Henry VIII's favorite courtier named Thomas Culpeper

Kathryn Howard dies

Feb 13, 1542

Febuary 13, 1542

King Henry marries Katherine Parr

Jul 12, 1543

-Last of King Henry VIII's 6 wives
-Born in 1512
-Died on the 5th of September, 1548
-Besides Henry, she had 3 other husbands
-Held a close relationship with King Henry VIII's three children
-Died because of complications resulting from childbirth

Edward Tudor

Jan 28, 1547

-King of England and Ireland from 28 Jan., 1547 until his death on July 6, 1553 (15 yrs. old)
-Crowned at age of nine
-Third Monarch of Tudor Dynasty
-Reign marked by social unrest and economic problems that caused riots to break out in 1549
-Attempted to keep Catholicism out of the country after his death

King Henry VIII dies

Jan 28, 1547

28 January 1547

Katherine Parr dies

Sep 5, 1548

Edward Tudor dies

Jul 6, 1553

1st Act Repealed

Jan 1, 1554

Anne of Cleves dies

Jul 16, 1557

Elizabeth Tudor

Nov 17, 1558

-Sometimes refered to as "The Virgin Queen"
-Queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 Nov., 1558 utnil her death
-Fifth and last monarch of the Tudor Dynasty
-Never produced an heir to her throne, thus discontinuing the Tudor Line
-Elizabethan Era
-Died 24 Mar., 1603

Mary Tudor dies

Nov 17, 1558

1st Act Reinstated

Jan 15, 1599

When Elizabeth the 1st reinstated the 1st act, she estabilished herself as a governor rather than a head, which gave her essentially the same power in a less obtrusive way.

Elizabeth Tudor dies

Mar 24, 1603