Henry VIII

  • Period: Jan 1, 1509 to

    english reformation

  • Henry VIII Takes the Throne! - Aidan Dykstal
    Apr 22, 1509

    Henry VIII Takes the Throne! - Aidan Dykstal

    Before Henry VIII took the throne, he was regarded as highly accomlished academically and athletically. He was said to have "come home with three masses daily when he hunted" and been a musical genius, When Henry VIII wrote popular attacks to Martin Luther and supported the Roman Catholic Church, he became the "Defender of the Faith,' as named by the Pope. Henry VIII took the throneat the age of 17 on April 22, 1509 after the death of his predecessor and father Henry VII on the same day.
  • King Henery Married Catherine of Aragon
    Jun 11, 1509

    King Henery Married Catherine of Aragon

    +Married to Prince Arthur first
    +journeid to england at 16
    +1485-1536
    +Youngest child of joint rulers of Spain
    +Prince Henry (3rd child) died 52 days after birth
  • Queen Mary I Birth
    Feb 18, 1516

    Queen Mary I Birth

  • Devorce of king and Catherine
    Jan 20, 1533

    Devorce of king and Catherine

    Caused by he lack of producing a male child. The actual date is unknown (of the divorce).
  • Married Anne Boleyn
    Jan 25, 1533

    Married Anne Boleyn

    +Executed by King Henery VIII
    +legend about her included six fingers
    +Showed great interest in reformation
    +Not popular with the people
    +Made a speech before the execution
  • Queen Elizabeth I Birth
    Sep 7, 1533

    Queen Elizabeth I Birth

  • Act of Supremacy 1534 - Aidan Dykstal
    Jan 1, 1534

    Act of Supremacy 1534 - Aidan Dykstal

    The Act of Supremacy of 1534 was a piece of legislation which stated that Henry VIII is the surpreme head of the Church of England. This is called Royal Supremacy. The Act of Supremacy was passd when Henry VIII called together Parliment and declared that he was the only surpreme leader in Engalnd.
  • Catherine of Aragon died
    Jan 7, 1536

    Catherine of Aragon died

    Caused by natural causes
  • Execution of Anne Beoeyn
    May 19, 1536

    Execution of Anne Beoeyn

    Executed for incest and many other crimes. she was beheaded.
  • marrige of Jane Seymour
    May 30, 1536

    marrige of Jane Seymour

    +Expected as replacement of queen
    +King did what ever she wanted when she was pregnant
    +Died two weeks after her son was born
    +First "True Wife"
  • King Edward VI Birth
    Oct 12, 1537

    King Edward VI Birth

  • Death of Jane Seymour
    Oct 24, 1537

    Death of Jane Seymour

    weakness form pregnancy.
  • Married to Anne of Cleves
    Jan 6, 1540

    Married to Anne of Cleves

    +Unfit for court
    +Thought to have a poor domestic life
    +Knew Henery didn't like her, but said nothing
    +Was given the title, "Kings Sister"
  • Divorce of Anne of Cleves
    Jul 1, 1540

    Divorce of Anne of Cleves

    Caused by Henrys disinterest in her. the exact date is unknown.
  • Married Kathryn Howard
    Jul 28, 1540

    Married Kathryn Howard

    +Cousin to Anne Boleyn
    +Married 15 days after divorce of Anne of Cleves
    +Was shown attention when she was a lady in waiting
    +infedly with others during the marrige
    +
  • Execution of Kathryn Howard
    Feb 13, 1542

    Execution of Kathryn Howard

    She cheated on Henry
  • Married to Katherine Parr
    Jul 12, 1543

    Married to Katherine Parr

    +Was widowed
    +Fluent in French, latin, and Italian
    +Wanted to marry another man
    +Wrote the first book published by a queen under her own name.
    +Life long passion for learning
  • Katherine Parr Widowed
    Jan 1, 1547

    Katherine Parr Widowed

    King Henrys death. The exact date was not known
  • Edward VI claim to power
    Jan 28, 1547

    Edward VI claim to power

    -was only 10 years old
    -was sickly, and is thought to have contracted tuberculosis
    -considered his sisters illegitimate
    -made his mother rightful heir
    -mother was beaten by sister Mary
  • Edward VI Bites the dust
    Jul 6, 1553

    Edward VI Bites the dust

    -Cause of Death: possible tuberculosis, 100% disease, died at age 16
  • Mary I takes the throne
    Jul 19, 1553

    Mary I takes the throne

    -was not supposed to be queen
    -chosen by public sympathy
    -had competitor, Lady Jane Grey executed
    -came to power after her 16 year old brother bit the dust
    -only ruled for about 5 years
  • Mary Marries
    Jul 25, 1554

    Mary Marries

    -Marries King Philip II of Spain
    -she was 11 years older than him
    -he did not have barely any power
    -English Parliament refused him power
    -only married for 4 years
  • Death of Anne of Cleves
    Jul 16, 1557

    Death of Anne of Cleves

    natural causes
  • Queen Elizabeth takes the throne
    Nov 17, 1558

    Queen Elizabeth takes the throne

    -was 25 years old
    -Mother: anne Bolyn
    -repealed catholic acts of Mary
    -Never Married
    -lived almost a whopping 70 years
  • Maty I bites the dust
    Nov 17, 1558

    Maty I bites the dust

    cause of death: cancer
  • Act of Supremacy 1559 - Aidan Dykstal
    Jan 1, 1559

    Act of Supremacy 1559 - Aidan Dykstal

    Henry VIII's daughter Queen Mary I repealed many of the articles of Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy in 1554. When her protestant half-sister Queen Elizabeth I took the throne, she called together Parliment and restored ten of the acts which had been reverted by Queen Mary I. This act of Parliment is the Second Act of Supremacy, which replaced the original Act of Supremacy put into place by Henry VIII in 1534.
  • Queen Elizabeth I bites the dust

    Queen Elizabeth I bites the dust

    Cause of Death: blood poisoning