Tudor+Dynasty

Tudor Dynasty (Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I)

King Henry VIII Mary I Elizabeth I
 * Catholic in the beginning and throghout his life personally
 * Attacked Lutheranism
 * Cause for Reformation: Desire to divorce his first wife
 * Catherine of Aragon produced no male heir and he fell in love with lady-in-waiting Anne Bolyen
 * Relied on Cardinal Wolsey to obtain marriage annulment from Pope Clement VII
 * After few failed tries, Henry appoints two new advisers: Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Cromwell
 * Married Anne Boleyn secretly in 1533 and later on in the year, Elizabeth is born
 * Act of Supremacy (1534) - king is the head of the Church of England
 * Treason Act - punish anyone who refuses to accept Act of Supremacy
 * Six Articles Act of 1539 - confirmed aspects of the Catholic Doctrine
 * Jane Seymour births future Edward VI
 * Wives of Henry and their children*
 * Catharine of Aragon - Mary I
 * Anne Boleyn - Elizabeth I
 * Jane Seymour - Edward VI
 * Anne of Cleves - none (was apparently really ugly )
 * Catharine Howard - none (commited adultery)
 * Cathrine Parr - none & outlived Henry
 * "Bloody Mary"
 * Catholic who wanted to restore Catholicism to England despite opposition
 * Married Philip II of Spain (disliked in England)
 * Burned more that 300 protestant heretics (hence the name Bloody Mary)
 * Failed miserably in restoring Catholicism
 * policy - moderation and compromise
 * politics over religion - politique
 * New Act of Supremacy made Elixabeth the sole supreme ruler
 * Mary, Queen of Scots - next in line for throne and cousin of Elizabeth
 * Beheaded in 1987 due to plots against Elizabeth
 * Appeased Puritans
 * Help from Sir William Cecil and Sir Francis Walsingham
 * Indirectly encouraged attacks on Spanish ships and colonies
 * Victorious in Spanish Armada