English Reformation

English Reformation

Period: Jan 1, 1509 to Jan 1, 1603

Henry VIII Takeing the Throne

May 9, 1509

King Henry had a hard childhood,he lost his mother and brother in the same year and they were the only two people that had shown him affection his entire life.He and his father never obtained a close relationship and after he died Henry took the trone in 1509 he had all of his fathers staff exicuted becuase he didnt trust them.He had a suvire leg injury that kept him from exersizing and his king sized apatight staid intact he gained a lot of weight and a 4 1/2 waist. he seemeed harsh,but popular

King Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon

Jun 11, 1509

-first moved to England when she was 16
-Was married to Prince Arthur before King Henry
-Birthed Her and Henry's first child in January 1510, but she died
-Was pregnant many times, but only one child ended up living
-Their marriage came to an end in 1533
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Children of King Henry

Feb 18, 1516

Queen Mary; Birth: February 18th 1516; Death: November 17th 1558
Elisabeth 1; Birth: September 7th 15 1533; Death: March 24th 1603
King Edward; Birth: October 12th 1537; Death: July 6th 1553

King Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn

Jan 25, 1533

-Was his mistress before they were married
-Legends say that she has a sixth finger
-Had a child with Henry, but it was a woman(Elizabeth)
-Was charged with aldultery, incest, and plotting to kill the King
-Divorced because of the charges against her
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King Henry VIII divorces Catherine of Aragon

May 23, 1533

He wanted to divorce her because she had originally been the wife of his brother, so he had that the marriage did not officially count

Act of Supremecy 1534

Jan 1, 1534

This event gave King Henry VIII complete rulership of the Church of England. It was popular because people wanted to get away from the Church's high taxes.
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King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour

May 30, 1536

-Only married for 1 year
-Dided two weeks after their son Edward was born
-Henry's only wife that is buried next to him/in the same grave
-One of Anne Boleyn's servants
-Henry and her fell in love while she was working for Anne
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King Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves

Jan 6, 1540

-Sister of the Duke of Cleves
-Henry wanted out of the marriage from the beginning
-They were married to strenghten foreign affairs
-Henry did not find her atteactive, called her a 'Flanders Mare'
-They were divorced only 5 months after being married
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King Henry VIII divorces Anne of Cleaves

Jul 9, 1540

They were divorced because he never really loved her, they had just been married to strenghten foreign affairs, and he was not attracted to her in the slightest.

King Henry VIII marries Kathryn Howard

Jul 28, 1540

-They married 16 days after the divorce with Anne
-He was 49, she was younger than 20
-She was the nephew of the Duke of Norfolk
-Called her his "rose without a thorn"
-Executed for suspicions of cheating on the King
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King Henry VIII marries Katherine Parr

Jul 12, 1543

-Chose him over Thomas Seymour, Jane's brother, but married him after Henry's death
-Shared the same beliefs as King Henry
-Nearly arrested for banning books
-Henry was mad at her for being outspoken and forgetting her place, but she gained forgiveness by complimenting him
-Wrote multiple books during her reign as Queen
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Edward takes the throne

Jan 28, 1547

Edward the VII took the throne at the age of 10. He died in July 6th of 1553 at the age of 16 after ruling the country for six years. He was a hard protestant supporter. In 1549 he introduced the Book of Common Prayer for the Protestant faith. He named his cousin Lady Grey as his heir to insure that the ruler after him was Protestant. She only ruled for nine days then the throne turned to Mary I.
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Mary Tudor takes the throne

Jul 19, 1553

She was also known as "bloody mary" and got this nickname for all the protestans she killed. She tried to bring England back to Catholocism. She had 300+ people killed at the stake.She married King Phillip II of Spain but the were not jointly in power over England and he had little power in England. She died November 17 1558.
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Death of Individuals

Jan 20, 1558

Mary, first daughter of Henry, died of cancer.
Elisabeth, second daughter of Henry, died of blood poisoning
Edward VI, son of Henry, died of Tubercloses.

Elizabeth Takes the Throne

Nov 17, 1558

Mary repealed Mary's notions of Catholocism and supported the Prodestans. She never married getting the name of "Virgin Queen". She did have many suitors. While she was queen the spanish armada was defeated and England was kept safe from Invaders. She died March 24 1603.
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Second Act of Supremecy 1559

Jan 1, 1559

The Act of Supremecy had been repealed by Mary I because she was Catholic. In 1559 it was reinstated by Elizabeth I when she ascended to the throne after May's death.
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