The English Reformation

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  • King Henry takes the Throne
    Jan 1, 1509

    King Henry takes the Throne

    King Henry VIII took the throne in 1509. He was the second son of King Henry VII. His older brother dies though in 1502 making Henry the heir to the throne. He eventually married Catherine of Aragon who was his brothers widow.
  • 1509 King Henry marries Catherine of Aragon
    Jan 1, 1509

    1509 King Henry marries Catherine of Aragon

  • Period: Jan 1, 1509 to

    The English Reformation

  • Mary was born
    Feb 18, 1516

    Mary was born

  • King divorces Catherine
    Jan 1, 1533

    King divorces Catherine

  • 1533 King marries Anne Boleyn
    Jan 1, 1533

    1533 King marries Anne Boleyn

  • Elizabeth is born
    Sep 7, 1533

    Elizabeth is born

  • Act of Supremacy
    Apr 22, 1534

    Act of Supremacy

    Parliament passed a law that required the citizens of England to take an oath that declared King Henry VIII the head of The Church of England. It was the oficial brak from the Roman Catholic Church.
  • Henry breaks away from the church
    May 27, 1534

    Henry breaks away from the church

    Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Church because the Pope would not grant him an annullment from Catherine. He believed Catherine could not give him a son. He wanted to end his marraige and marry Anne.
  • Death of Catherine of Aragon
    Jan 7, 1536

    Death of Catherine of Aragon

    -She eas banished from court with her only suviving child, Mary
    -First wife of Henry VIII
    -She was a Catholic Spanish princess
    -She had repeated miscarriages
    -Katherine is given the title of the Princess Dowager of Wales
  • 1536 King marries Jane Seymour
    Jan 21, 1536

    1536 King marries Jane Seymour

  • Death of Anne Boleyn
    May 19, 1536

    Death of Anne Boleyn

    -She was be-headed on May 19 1536
    -The King blamed Anne Boleyn for the miscarriage
    -Anne Boleyn was tried for treason for adultery and incest
    -Anne Boleyn was executed on Tower Hill
    -Queen Anne Boleyn arrested and taken to the Tower of London
  • Edward VI is born
    Oct 12, 1537

    Edward VI is born

  • Death of Jane Seymour
    Oct 24, 1537

    Death of Jane Seymour

    -She birthed the first male heir of Kind Henry VIII
    -Was the 3rd wife of King Henry VIII
    -She died just twelve days after giving birth
    -She was the only one of Henry's queens to be buried with him.
    -Jane Seymour may have first come to court in the service of Queen Catherine
  • 1540 King marries Anne of Cleves
    Jan 1, 1540

    1540 King marries Anne of Cleves

  • King divorces Anne of Cleves
    Jul 1, 1540

    King divorces Anne of Cleves

  • King marries Kathryn Howard
    Aug 1, 1540

    King marries Kathryn Howard

  • Death of Kathyrn Howard
    Feb 13, 1542

    Death of Kathyrn Howard

    -Fifth wife of Henry VIII
    -Henry called her "rose without a thorn"
    -She was beheaded for adultry
    -She was a lady-in-waiting for Anne of Cleves
    -She practiced how to lay her head down to be cut off
  • King marries Katherine Parr
    Jan 1, 1543

    King marries Katherine Parr

  • Edward becomes king at age 9
    Jan 28, 1547

    Edward becomes king at age 9

    -He was the king of England and Ireland.
    -He was a very young leader being crowned at age 9.
    -His successor was Lady Jane Grey
    -He was against the pope as a leader and wrote about him as an anti christ.
    -While he lead he was a christian and switched to protestant.
  • Death of Katherine Parr
    Sep 5, 1548

    Death of Katherine Parr

    -Henry VIII sixth wive
    -Most married queen. Had been married four times.
    -She wrote a book Prayers of Meditations published under her own name
    -She had a close relationship with the Kings three children
    -She married quickly and in secret after the death of King Henry VIII
  • Death of Edward VI
    Jul 6, 1553

    Death of Edward VI

    -Became King at the age of 9
    -He was the first monarch raised as a Protestant
    -He tried to have his half-sisters not become Queens
    -During his reign Protestantism was established
    -Died at 15 from Tuberculosis
  • Mary becomes the queen
    Oct 1, 1553

    Mary becomes the queen

    -She lead to return england to the Roman chuch.
    -She also lead so that the bible would be printed in English.
    -She reigned for 5 years.
    -She killed many people so that her country would go in the right direction.
    - Her goal as a leader was to be the opposite of her father.
  • Queen Mary marries Phillip
    Jul 25, 1554

    Queen Mary marries Phillip

  • Death of Ann of Cleves
    Jul 16, 1557

    Death of Ann of Cleves

    • Anne died shortly before Mary I, after a brief illness -The 4th wife of King Henry VIII
    • The motto of Anne of Cleves was 'God send me well to keep' -The reason King Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves was to gain a Protestant political alliance in Europe.
    • The marriage between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves was not consummated
  • Queen Elizabeth takes the throne
    Nov 17, 1558

    Queen Elizabeth takes the throne

    -She claimed the throne at age 25.
    -She defeated the Spanish Armada.
    -She went against Mary's ruling.
    -She wanted everyone to be protestant.
    -She never married so that she could rule better.
  • Death of Mary
    Nov 17, 1558

    Death of Mary

    -She was Queen of England and Ireland
    -Nicknamed Bloddy Mary
    -She restored the Roman Catholic Church to England
    -She married Philp of Spain
    -She was a king's daughter and king's sister and a king's wife.
  • Feb 4, 1559

    Act of Supremacy 1559

    Queen Elizabeth I had this act passed to bring back the original Act of Supremacy that HenryVIII had passed in 1534 and Queen Mary had repealed. It made the Queen the head of the church of England and she was called the Supreme govenor of the Church of England. It was a crime not to honor the Oath.
  • Death of Elizabeth I

    Death of Elizabeth I

    -She was called the Virgin Queen
    -The last Monarch og the Tudor Dynasty
    - Her motto was" I see., and say nothing"
    - Her reign was known as the Elizabethan era, where drama grew like Shakespear.
    -She was Queen for 44 years