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English Refromation

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  • King Henry VII takes the throne.
    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.
  • Catherine of Aragon
    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.
  • birth of Mary
    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
  • anullment  of cathine of aragon
    Jan 1, 1533

    anullment of cathine of aragon

  • Ann Boleyn
    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
  • Princess Elizabeth was born.
    Sep 7, 1533

    Princess Elizabeth was born.

    daughter of second wife
  • Act of Supremacy 1534
    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.
  • exicution of anne boleyn
    May 19, 1536

    exicution of anne boleyn

    marridge was already enulled.
  • Jane Seymour
    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.
  • edward VI is born
    Oct 12, 1537

    edward VI is born

    son of Jane Seymour
  • Jane Seymour's death
    Oct 24, 1537

    Jane Seymour's death

    died of natural causes.
  • Ann of Cleves
    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.
  • Marrige of Ann of Cleves and Henry VIII is annuled
    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.
  • Kathryn Howard
    Jul 28, 1540

    Kathryn Howard

    daughter of duke of Norfolk
    19 years old.
    Cousin of Anne Boleyn.
    Unfaithfull to Henry.
    Unfertile
  • Exicution of Kathryn Howard
    Feb 13, 1542

    Exicution of Kathryn Howard

    Got caught cheating.
  • Katherine Parr
    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
  • King Henry VII died
    Jan 1, 1547

    King Henry VII died

    died of natural causes.
  • edward VI takes the throne
    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
  • Edward VI dies
    Jul 6, 1553

    Edward VI dies

    died of tiberculosis.
  • Mary I takes the throne
    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"
  • Mary dies
    Nov 17, 1558

    Mary dies

  • Elizabeth I takes the throne
    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
  • Act of Supremacy
    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

    Elizabeth dies