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The Tudors: The Birth of the Nation State.

By Daniela M. I. Aguirre
  • 1485

    Henry VII

    Henry VII
    Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was proclaimed King, the dynasty of the Tudors began.
  • 1486

    Arthur Tudor

    Arthur Tudor
    1st son, Arthur Tudor, was born to Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
  • 1486

    Marriage

    Marriage
    Henry VII married Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. The marriage united the houses of Lancaster and York and ended the thirty-year conflict known as the Wars of the Roses.
  • 1491

    Henry Tudor

    Henry Tudor
    2nd son, Henry Tudor, was born to Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
  • 1501

    Marriage

    Marriage
    Prince Arthur married Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain.
  • 1502

    Death

    Prince Arthur, heir to the throne, died of an unknown illness.
  • 1509

    Death and succession

    Henry VII died of tuberculosis. His son, Henry who took the throne as King Henry VIII, succeeded him.
  • 1509

    Marriage

    Marriage
    Henry VIII married his brother’s widow, Catherine of Aragon.
  • Jan 1, 1511

    Birth

    A son, Henry, was born to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
  • Feb 22, 1511

    Death

    Henry VIII’s son died.
  • 1516

    Birth

    Birth
    A daughter, Mary, was born to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
  • 1526

    Divorce

    Henry VIII tried to persuade the Pope to allow him to divorce Catherine of Aragon.
  • 1531

    Head of the Church

    Henry persuaded the bishops to make him head of the Church in England.
  • Period: 1532 to 1536

    Protestant Country

    England became politically a Protestant Country.
  • 1533

    Birth

    Birth
    A daughter, Elizabeth Tudor, was born to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
  • 1534

    Law

    Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy to became law. Henry now could divorce from Catherine.
  • 1536

    Death

    Catherine of Aragon died.
  • 1536

    Marriage

    Marriage
    Henry VIII married Jane Seymour.
  • Period: 1536 to 1539

    Closed monasteries

    Henry VIII and one of his assistants, Cromwell, closed 560 monasteries and other religious houses.
  • 1537

    Birth

    Birth
    A son, Edward, was born to Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. Henry was overjoyed that he had a son to continue the dynasty of the Tudors.
  • 1537

    Death

    Jane Seymour died from puerperal fever
  • Jan 6, 1540

    Marriage

    Marriage
    Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves.
  • Jun 9, 1540

    Annulled marriage

    The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves was annulled.
  • Jul 28, 1540

    Marriage

    Marriage
    Henry VIII married Kathryn Howard.
  • 1543

    Marriage

    Marriage
    Henry VIII married Katherine Parr.
  • 1547

    Death and succession

    King Henry VIII died.
    His son, Edward who became King Edward VI, succeeded him.
  • Jul 10, 1552

    Death and succession

    Death and succession
    Edward VI died. As directed by Edward, Lady Jane Grey became Queen. She reigned for nine days, the shortest reign of the Tudors and all Kings and Queens to date.
  • Jul 19, 1553

    Queen Mary I

    Henry VIII’s daughter Mary became Queen Mary I of England, Wales, and Ireland. She vowed to restore Catholicism to Britain.
  • 1558

    Death

    Mary I died disappointed that she had not had a child to keep the reign of the Tudors Catholic.
  • 1558

    Queen Elizabeth I

    Mary's sister, Elizabeth, who became Queen Elizabeth I of England, Ireland, and Wales, succeeded her.

  • Beliefs

    Most English people believed that to be a Catholic was to be an enemy of England.

  • Death and end of the Tudor Dynasty

    Death and end of the Tudor Dynasty
    Elizabeth I died. The reign of the Tudors ended.