Notes on Henry VIII

1. Lancaster and York came together to make Tudor family
2. Red and white symbolize two separate families put into one.
3. After Bosworth field it became the Renaissance, before it was Medieval times

Henry VIII wants to get divorced, the Vatican said no, so he split from the Church.

Anne Boleyn

• Protestant, from England
• Returned to England in 1522
• Sophisticated, accomplished, ambitious
• Long, black hair and dark eyes - no raving beauty
• 10 years younger than Mary
• Henry had to work hard to get Anne, he wrote many letters to try to get her
• Gave birth to a girl named Elizabeth

Catherine

• Catholic, from Europe
• Daughter named Mary
• Married to Henry for 20 years
• Henry was convinced his marriage to Catherine was cursed
• Henry seized on divorce as the answer to all of his problems
• Charles, Queen Catherine's nephew, wouldn't allow an annulment
• Cannot produce a male heir, one dies in the first few weeks of life

Henry VIII

• England's new Caesar at age 40
• Church found itself on the wrong side of a nasty argument
• Divorced Catherine and married Anne in secret
• Signed Act of Supremacy, saying he is the rule of the Church of England - the ruler is now the king instead of the Pope
• Has Catherine sent to a castle
• Thomas Cranmer = new Archbishop of Canterbury
• Recognized Anne's child as his legitimate daughter
• Relieved when Catherine died
• Dies in 1540s
• Restored line of succession to the girls

Mary of England

• Plays an important role upon Henry's death
• Considered to be a bastard child, an illegitimate
• Grew up in France, strictly Catholic
• Became Queen of England after Edward VI
• Tries to undermine everything that that happened during the Reformation
• Wants to return England to the Catholic Church
• Married Philip II of Spain
• 3 years, 260 men burned
• Bloody Mary
• Died childless, had 2 false pregnancies
• Alliances with Catholics monarchs, especially in Spain
• More public support for Elizabeth than Mary
• Pushed out and Elizabeth is brought in

Mary of Scots

• Executed for treason against England
• Became Queen of Scots

Thomas Cromwell

• Knew the Pope would join the battle
• Solidifies Henry's rule and says that if you go against Henry you are committing treason
• Now that Catherine is dead, and Anne has not given birth to a boy, if anything happened to Henry, the kingdom would go to Mary
• Sees that Anne Boleyn is executed so Henry will have to take another wife and produce a male heir

Jane Seymour

• Died shortly after they were married
• 3rd wife of Henry VIII
• Gave birth to Edward VI
• Gives a male heir

Edward VI

• Dies as a boy
• Reigns for only six years

Elizabeth

• Takes the thrown when Mary is executed
• Reinstates old customs of her father and half brother

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