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Apr 22, 1509
King Henry VII takes the throne.
King Henry VIII’s life was much pampered but it also had its problems. When he was young he was over shadowed by his older brother Arthur and only received attention from his mother Elizabeth. After the horrible death of his mother and brother, his father’s grief took over and they were never totally able to get over their differences. Without the love of his father henry was still able to live a full fun with activities such as hunting, jousting, wrestling, dancing, and reading. -
Jun 11, 1509
Catherine of Aragon
First married to Henry's older brother Authur.
Daughter of spainard rulars Isabella and Ferdinand.
Mother of Henry's first daughter Mary.
mother of prine henry who died at a very young age.
aunt to charles V, holy roman emporer. -
Feb 1, 1516
birth of Mary
daughter of first wife
declared illegitimate and was to no longer be called "princess"
disliked Kathryn Howard
was very good friends with Anne of cleves -
Jan 1, 1533
anullment of cathine of aragon
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Jan 25, 1533
Ann Boleyn
slept around with many goverment officials.
many ideas of refromation.
mother of elizabeth.
started affair with henry while he was still married to Cathrine.
disliked by the courte -
Sep 7, 1533
Princess Elizabeth was born.
daughter of second wife -
Jan 1, 1534
Act of Supremacy 1534
Henry broke away from the church for two reasons. First he wanted an annulment from his first wife because she could not produce him a male heir to the throne. And second, he wanted the power that the church had. -
May 19, 1536
exicution of anne boleyn
marridge was already enulled. -
May 30, 1536
Jane Seymour
never was coronated.
Mother of Edward, first live prince.
Only wife buried with Henry.
enjoyed flaunting the king's favor of her.
died close after Edward was born. -
Oct 12, 1537
edward VI is born
son of Jane Seymour -
Oct 24, 1537
Jane Seymour's death
died of natural causes. -
Jan 6, 1540
Ann of Cleves
Only married for an allience.
Very unatractive to king Henry.
Recieved the title of "king's sister".
No child between the two.
Marridge didn't last a year. -
Jul 1, 1540
Marrige of Ann of Cleves and Henry VIII is annuled
lost interest in her.
posibility of war between england and the empire was not what henry wanted. -
Jul 28, 1540
Kathryn Howard
daughter of duke of Norfolk
19 years old.
Cousin of Anne Boleyn.
Unfaithfull to Henry.
Unfertile -
Feb 13, 1542
Exicution of Kathryn Howard
Got caught cheating. -
Jul 12, 1543
Katherine Parr
fluent in French, Latin and Italian
3 husbands before Henry
Short flame with Jane Seymour's brother
almost arrested for herisy
large patron of the arts -
Jan 1, 1547
King Henry VII died
died of natural causes. -
Jan 28, 1547
edward VI takes the throne
ten years old,
declared his sisters Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate,
suffered from from tuberculosis,
ensured the protestant religion survived by naming Lady Jane Grey heir to the throne,
introduced a uniform Protestant service -
Jul 6, 1553
Edward VI dies
died of tiberculosis. -
Aug 28, 1553
Mary I takes the throne
married Phillup II of spain
returned england to roman catholics
persecuted protistants and burned 300 at the stake
Nicknamed "bloody Mary" -
Nov 17, 1558
Mary dies
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Nov 18, 1558
Elizabeth I takes the throne
reinstates the act of supremacy
never married
explored the new world
defeated the spanish armada
No hier -
Jan 1, 1559
Act of Supremacy
The second act of supremisy was because mary had repealed it in 1554 because seh was a large catholic. When Elizabeth took the throne she reinstated for the power over the people. -
Elizabeth dies
