The English Reformation

Birth of Catherine of Aragon

Dec 16, 1485

Ferdinand, her father, was the king of Aragon while her mother, Isabella was the queen of Castile

Birth of Anne Boleyn

Jan 23, 1504

Anne Boleyn's parents were Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire.

Birth of Jane Seymour

Jan 5, 1508

Her parents were Sir John Seymour, a servant of King Henry, and Margaret Wentworth.

King Henry VIII Takes the Throne + Biography

Apr 21, 1509

Henry VIII takes the throne. Before Henry was king, he was a wild young man. When he was younger, King Henry was into jousting hunting, and jsut about everything a Mideival man could be into! It is said that he often wore out more than five horses each day in his hunting! Sadly, all of these skills were put to rest when he had a crash one day and a horse landed on his lig, breaking it. From then to when Henry was King, he kind of laid low.

King Henry marries Catherine of Aragon

Jun 11, 1509

Fun Facts:
-Catherine of Aragon was once married to the son of King Henry VII, King Henry VIII was her second marriage.
-Had 2 kids, Elizabeth and Mary
-Married 2 months after the death of Henry VII

Katherine Parr Born

Sep 15, 1512

Katherine Parr the sixth and final wife of King Henry is born.

Birth of Ann of Cleves

Sep 22, 1515

Ann of Cleves was born to the duke of Cleves, John III, and Maria, the Duchess of Julich-Berg.

Mary is Born

Feb 18, 1516

Mary is born to King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon at Greenwich Palace.
Fun Fact: Throughout her life, Mary was mothered by all six of her fathers wives.

Kathryn Howard Born

Mar 23, 1521

Kathryn Howard, the fifth wife of Henry is born.

King Henry VIII marries Ann Boleyn

Jan 25, 1533

During their marriage, They had one child, Elizabeth I

Queen Mary Does Not Like Her New Mom

Apr 5, 1533

Anne Boleyn took the spotlight off of Mary, plus she was a protestant! The ultimate insult in Mary's eyes! Anne made Mary be Elizabeth's servant, and she sent her away from her father. Not a very good mother.

Divorce of King Henry and Catherine

May 23, 1533

King Henry Divorced Catherine of Aragon today. Henry became agrevated that Catherine was unable to produce a Male heir to the throne, he began to grow interest in Ann Boleyn and slowly began to seperate from Catherine.
Fun Fact:
-King Henry VIII was already re-married to Ann Boleyn befor the divorce

Elizabeth is Born

Sep 7, 1533

Elizabeth is born to Henry VII and Anne Boleyn.

Henry VIII Breaks Away From Roman Church

Jan 23, 1534

When King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife, the pope would not allow it, and he decided he was going to force Henry and his wife to stay married. This did not make Henry very happy, so he decided to pass a law called The Act of Supremacy, which put the King at the head of the church, over the pope. In doing this, the Pope and the King became two separate churches, but with pretty much the same beliefs.

Acts of Supremacy

Apr 18, 1534

King Henry VII wrote these laws to declare the king as the head of the church, rather than the pope. This was popular with the public because they would no longer be taxed by the church.

King Henry marries Jane Seymour

Jan 5, 1536

King Henry felt as though Jane was his first 'true wife' she was able to complete all of his wishes including giving him a male heir to the throne, Prince Edward. Jane came to work in court in service of Queen Catherine. It is thought that King Henry first "noticed" Queen Catherine when he stayed at the Seymour family home in Wilshere, it wasn't until later that King Henry realized his new love for Queen Catherine. Catherine was unsure what to think due to the treatment of his past wives.

Execution of Ann Boleyn

Jan 23, 1536

-Arrested for adultery, incest, & plotting to kill the kind. Ann's enemies convinced King Henry VIII to sign a document calling for investigation of treason of Ann Boleyn
- 3 other men were arrested for "aiding" Ann in the plot to kill the king
-Ann was burnt at the stake
-The arch bishop pronounced the marriage invalid before the exectution, there was no logical reason to do this because if Ann was never married to Henry. she couldnt have committed adultery.

Edward VI is Born

Oct 12, 1537

Edward VI is born to Henry VII and Jane Seymour.

Death of Jane Seymour

Oct 24, 1537

Jane Seymour died two weeks after the birth of Prince Edward, it is believed that childbirth made her very weak and eventually lead to her death.

Marriage of Ann of Cleves and King Henry

Jan 6, 1540

King Henry VIII sets a personal record for longest amount of time single. 13 years, atta-boy! Henry fell in love with a self portrait of the Ann of Cleves and had not met her personally before he fell in love with her.

Divorce of King Henry and Ann of Cleves

Jul 2, 1540

Tension grew between the Duke of Cleves (Ann's homeland) and England. He also found her unattractive, and nothing like the portrait he saw. After the 2 divorced, they were very close to eachother. She was like his sister, she even attended his marriages to both Katherine Parr & Howard! Ann and Mary were also very close, they were very similar in age and had a great reationship together.

Kathryn Howard and Henry Married

Jul 28, 1540

Kathryn and Henry were married. Kathryn was barely 19 when she was married to Henry.

Katheryn Accused

Nov 23, 1541

The investigation starts against Katheryn that lead to her execution.

Kathryn was Executed

Feb 13, 1542

After Henry had gathered enough evidence to believe Kathryn was unfaithful and executed her

Katherine Parr and King Henry Married

Jul 12, 1543

King Edward VI Coronation

Feb 20, 1547

Fun Fact:
King Edward never ruled completely by himself. He had to have a regent because he was only nine when he became king.

Katherine Dies

Sep 5, 1548

Katherine Parr dies a widow after the death of King Henry on January 28 of the previous year.

King Henry VI Abolishes Catholic Mass

Jan 23, 1550

Henry VI hated Catholocism and he really liked Protestants. This led him to aboloshing Catholic mass.

Henry VI Names Lady Jane Grey as His Heir

Jan 23, 1553

Lady Jane Grey was a strong protestant along with Henry VI.. What could make a better heir?

Queen Mary Passes a Law

Mar 11, 1553

Queen Mary passes a new law that states that women rulers have just as much power and authority as any Male rulers.

Henry VI Dies

Jul 6, 1553

Queen Mary's Coronation

Oct 1, 1553

Mary was given the crown of England as the heir of Henry VIII at Westminster Abbey.
Fun Fact:
Queen Mary was the first Woman to truly be crowned as the Queen of England.

Queen Mary Marries King Phillip II of Spain

Aug 24, 1554

Mary was eleven years older than Philip. (What a cougar.) The English Parliament never let him co-rule with Mary, so he had very limited power in England.

Mary Burns Protestants at the Stake

Jan 23, 1556

Queen Mary was a strong Catholic, and she couldn't stand these protestants. She believed that her religion was the only one to be followed, so when she had power, she burned some people who went against her religion. Mary nearly burned 300 people at the stake, and it was this act that gave her the name "Bloody" Mary.

Mary Has Fake Pregnancies

Apr 10, 1556

Queen Mary so desperately wanted an heir that she convinced herself that she was pregnant.. Nine months later, she was thoroughly dissappointed. This happened three times.

Queen Mary Dies

Nov 17, 1558

Queen Elizabeth's Coronation

Jan 15, 1559

Elizabeth was given the crown on this day, even though she actually became the Queen on the 17th of November in 1558.

Act of Supremacy

Jan 23, 1559

Queen Elixabeth rewrites the Act of Supremacy so that she is now the supreme governer of the church in England. This meant that she now had more power than she previously did as just the head of the church.

Queen Elizabeth's Nickname

Jan 23, 1560

Elizabeth was called the "Virgin Queen," because she was never married and never bore any offspring.

Church of England Established

May 25, 1563

Elizabeth laid down the doctrines to help recreate the Church of England as the head of the church.

Mary Queen of Scotts is Executed

Sep 20, 1587

Queen Elizabeth executes Mary Queen of Scotts due to her Catholic beliefs.

Elizabeth Defeats Spanish Armada

Mar 29, 1588

The Spanish Armada was planned to be used to reestablish Roman Catholic Rule, but she stopped them in battle.

Queen Elizabeth Dies

Mar 24, 1603

Queen Elizabeth, the fifth and final monarch of the Tudor line, dies on this day.