The English Reformation

King Henry VIII Takes the throne

Apr 21, 1509

King Henry VIII took the throne following his fathers death in April, 1509. He had been preparing to take the throne following his older brother Arthur's death. Upon Taking the throne, Henry inherited 1.5 million pounds from his father.

Early life Of King Henry VIII

Apr 21, 1509

Throughout King Henry's Childhood he was overshadowed by his older brother Arthur. He felt inadequate as a child and he had a constant desire to prove himself. He stayed with his mother, Elizabeth of York, and had a sheltered existance. Henry watched as Arthur was paraded before England as the heir to the throne. Then suddenly and odd chain of events occured where both Arthur and Elizabeth died, leaving Henry with a greif crazed King as a father. henry and his father hated each other and when...

Early life of King henry VIII Part 2

Apr 21, 1509

Henry and his father hated each other and when Henry's father died he reversed almost all of his polocies and killed his most trusted servants.

King henry breaks away from Catholic Church

Apr 21, 1509

King Henry broke up with the catholic church because he wanted a divorce with Anne Boleyn and the church wouldnt let him. After breaking away Henry formed the Church of England, It was basically the same as the catholic church except that people could divorce. Henry believed that Kings were God's chosen rulers, therefore the King is closer to God's will than the pope.

The English Reformation

Period: Apr 21, 1509 to Jan 16, 1603

The period of time when England broke away from the pope

Catherine of Aragon Marries King Henry VIII

Jun 11, 1509

Catherine of Aragon was the youngest surviving child of her sibblings. Her parents were the joint rulers of Spain. When she was three she was betrothed to Arthur, the son of Henry VII of England. Arthur was not even two at the time.When she was almost 16, Catherine went to England. It took her three months. When she returned, she married soon after. Aurther died later and after a few years she married King Henry VIII. Her true love Henry VII died before they could marry.

5 Fast Facts about Catherine of Aragon

Jun 11, 1509

She was born in Madrid, Spain
She was twenty- three when she married the eighteen year old King Henry VIII
Only one out of her six pregnancies resulted in a child
She was said to be beautiful with long red hair and blue eyes
Henry VIII and her daughter (Mary) did not attend her funeral

Birth Of Anne of Cleaves

Sep 22, 1515

Birth Of Mary 1

Feb 18, 1516

The Annulment #1

Period: Jan 20, 1527 to Jan 19, 1533

In 1527 Henry VII started to "seek an annulment of his marriage to Catherine" So he could be free to marry Anne. Catherine heard of this in the later years when Anne became pregnant.

Anne Boleyn Marries King Henry VIII

Jan 25, 1533

They met when Anne was in France with her sister Mary. When Marry's husband died she went back to England, but Anne stayed behind. When she was in her late teens to her early twenties she was said to meet Henry VIII. Anne had many "Flings" with many different royal men before she was saught out by King Henry VIII. Anne was supposed to marry but that was broken off. King Henry VIII and Anne were secretly married after the seventeen love letters he had written her.

5 Fast Facts about Anne Boleyn

Jan 25, 1533

She wasn't pretty at all
She had a 6th finger on one hand
She learned to speak fluent french from Henry VIII's sister
Henry VIII and Anne were secretly married because Henry VIII was still married legally
She had at least two miscarriages

Birth Of Queen Elizabeth I

Sep 7, 1533

First Act of Supremacy

Nov 26, 1534

The Act of Supremacy meant that King Henry VIII was declared the head of the Church of England. This all started because the church would not allow the annulment of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon.This date can also be known and the potential start of the English Reformation.

Death of Catherine of Aragon

Jan 7, 1536

After the annulment she became a very heavy drinker which took a hard toll on her health. She also had a very unhealthy diet along with her drinking problem. We think she died just because of her health.

Execution Day #1

May 19, 1536

On this day Anne Boleyn was beheaded for the accusation of adultry. She made a short speech before she removed her headdress and her head "was cut off with one swift cut" No one was really sure if she had comitted that crime because the evidence wasn't strong. She could have been killed for nothing.

Jane Seymour Wife #3

May 30, 1536

Just eleven days after the execution of his wife Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII married Jane Seymour. Jane was on the court of service for Queen Catherine and then was moved to wait on Anne. After the death of Anne(Jane already had the kings favor), they were both betrothed within a day of Anne's death.

5 Fast Facts about Jane Seymour

May 30, 1536

She was the only wife of his to have a son
She was also the only wife to be buried with him
Her great grandmother was also Anne Boleyn's great grandmother
She was distantly related toKing Henry VIII
She had her son on October 12th

Birth of King Edward VI

Oct 12, 1537

King Edward VI's mother was King Henry VIII's 3rd wife, Jane Seymour

The Death of Jane Seymour

Oct 24, 1537

Long before he was to die Henry VIII had his tomb made. Just two weeks after Jane gave birth to her son, she died. She was buried in the tomb that was meant for King Henry VIII. They would be buried in the same tomb. They think she died because of something that happened while she was in labor.

Marriage to Ann of Cleaves

Jan 6, 1540

Anne Of Cleaves married King Henry VIII on January 6th, 1540. She and Henry had a doomed marriage. In henry's words "I liked her before not well, but now I like her much worse." The marriage soon dissolved, but Henry was not angry, in fact, he gave her a generous settlement after the marriage including the richmond Palace. They became good friends and she was an honorary member of the kings family. Henry then gave her precedence over all women in England save his own wife and daughters.

Divorce of Anne Cleaves.

Jul 1, 1540

Shortly after marriage, ann Divorced Henry.

Wife #5 Kathryn Howard

Jul 28, 1540

Only nineteen days after Heney VIII's seond divorce he marries Kathrny Howard who is much younger than he is

5 Fast Facts about Katherine Howard

Jul 28, 1540

She was 30 years younger than King Henry VIII
She was the cousin of Anne Boleyn
Henry VIII did not attend her funeral
She was buried next to her cousin
Her name was spelled many many different ways

Execution #2 Kathryn Howard

Feb 13, 1542

Less than a year into Kathryn's marriage, the rumors of her infidelity began. It was said that she was being quite flirtatious with some of the young men that worked for her and Henry VIII.

5 Fast Facts about Katherine Parr

Jul 12, 1543

She was fluent in French, Italian, and Latin
She had two books published in her life time; Prayers or Meditations and The Lamentation of a Sinner
She became pregnant for the first time when she was 35
Hampton Court Palace was where she and Henry VIII married
She was extremely close with all three of her step children

Wife #6 Katherine Parr

Jul 12, 1543

Katherine had been widowed two times before she married King Henry VIII. Katherine got along with her three stepchildren very well, and was part of the two youngest's education. Not knowing but she soon would become pregnant herself for the first time, but not with King Henry VIII's baby.

Coronation of King Edward VI

Jan 28, 1547

King Edward Became King on 20 February 1547 after his father, King Henry VIII died. He was 10 years old. He was a sicky child who was believed to have had tuberculosis. Due to his young age and early death, England was mostly governed by a Regency Council until he died. Edward was a devout protestant and introduced a uniform protestand service in england.

Death Of King Henry VIII

Jan 28, 1547

King Henry was 55 years old at the time of his death. He died from old age combined with obesity. He was buried in St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, next to Jane Seymour

Death of Katherine Parr

Sep 5, 1548

Puerperal fever took her life soon after giving birth to her first and only child, Mary. Mary was not King Henry VIII's child but Thomas Seymour's after their secret marriage. She was buried at Sudeley Castle.

Death of King Edward VI

Jul 6, 1553

Edward became ill in January 1553 with a fever and cough that gradually worsened. King Edward VI Died from tuberculosis at a very young age of 15

Coronation Of Mary 1

Oct 1, 1553

Queen Mary the First was the only child King Henry VIII had with Catherine of Aragon that survived to be an adult. Mary is remembered for her restoration of Roman Catholicism. She is also remembered as "bloody Mary" because of the 300 protestants she burned at the stake. Mary was the first woman to succesfully claim the throne of England. Most of Mary's polocies never went into effect due to her short rule.

Death Of Anne Cleaves

Jul 16, 1557

Death of Mary 1

Nov 17, 1558

caused by influenza or maybe cancer.

Coronation of Elizabeth I

Jan 15, 1559

Elizabeth was named after both her grandmothers, Elizabeth of York and Elizabeth Howard. Queen Elizabeth was sometimes called "The Virgin Queen." She was the fifth and final monarch of the Tudor Dynasty. Elizabeth's reign is famous for the flourishing of English drama. Elizabeth depended heavily on a group of trusted advisers. One of her first moves as queen was the establishment of an English Protestant church, of which she became the Supreme Governor.

Act of Supremacy Part Two

Nov 22, 1559

(November 22nd is not the actual date) This act of supremacy replaced the original act of 1534. These confirmed that Queen Elizabeth was the Supreme Govenor of the Church of England

Death Of Queen Elizabeth I

Mar 24, 1603

Elizabeth went into deep depression after her friends died. She died on 24 March 1603 at Richmond Palace, between two and three in the morning.