1. The Tudors Why were they important? Who were they? Henry VIII
William Shakespeare
Who were they?
Elizabeth I
The Tudors
Anne Boleyn
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When were they around?

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Drake discovers the West Indies and then sails right around the globe
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1591
William Shakespeare’s first play was performed
1547
Edward VI becomes king at the age of 9, but dies suddenly at 16
1509
Henry VII dies, Henry VIII becomes the new King
1485
Battle of Bosworth
Henry VII becomes King of England
1553
Mary I becomes Queen and is quickly known as ‘Bloody Mary’
1485
1560
1525
1585
1600
The ‘Age of Discovery’ begins: John Cabot leads the way
1553
Lady Jane Grey was Queen for only 9 days – the shortest reign ever
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1588
The Spanish Armada are defeated by Drake
1603
Elizabeth I, the last of the Tudors, dies. King James of Scotland takes over England
1534
Henry creates the Church of England so he can get divorced. He ended up marrying 6 times
1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen. Under her reign England becomes very powerful

3. The Battle of Bosworth Henry VII becomes King
The battle was fought between the armies of Richard III and Henry VII, who were distant relatives
It was called the ‘War of the Roses’ because each side of the family was represented by a different coloured rose
Richard’s army was larger but was nonetheless beaten
Henry was crowned King after winning the battle
His name was Henry Tudor and thus he was the first ‘Tudor’ King
He bought peace to England after 85 years of civil war
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4. The ‘Age of Discovery’
Other countries like France and Spain were exploring the globe and becoming rich doing so
John Cabot left in 1497 and was trying to find a shorter route to Asia. Unfortunately America was in the way!
He returned home to a hero’s welcome
England’s colonisation of large parts of the globe began
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5. Henry VIII creates the Church of England
Henry’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, did not bear him a son
After 20 years, he wanted to get a divorce, which was not permitted by the Catholic Church
He told Cardinal Wolsey to ask the Pope for special permission, but he was refused
Henry used this as a reason to create the ‘Church of England’, with himself as the ‘Supreme Head’
His first act was to divorce Catherine of Aragon
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6. Henry and his six wives
Having divorced Catherine of Aragon, Henry quickly married Anne Boleyn, but had her beheaded at the Tower of London
His third wife, Jane Seymour, finally bore him a son, but died a few days later. Henry was heartbroken
Katherine Howard was accused of adultery and beheaded
When he died at the age of 55 in 1547 he was married to Katherine Parr
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7. ‘Bloody Mary’
Mary became Queen having overseen the execution of Lady Jane Grey
She was a staunch Catholic and set about making England Catholic once again
She is called ‘Bloody Mary’ because of how she dealt with those who would not return to the Catholic Church
She made examples of many people by burning them in public
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8. The Virgin Queen
Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn and was only 25 when she came to the throne
She immediately reinstalled the Church of England to power
She was determined to increase England’s power and strongly supported explorers like Drake and Raleigh in their efforts to increase England’s wealth
She was successful and England became the most powerful nation in the world
She swore never to marry and was hence known as the Virgin Queen
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9. Defeating the Spanish Armada
Phillip II, King of Spain, wanted England to be a Catholic country again so decided to invade
He sent 131 ships with 33,000 soldiers, to attack England’s shores
Sir Francis Drake was made the head of the Navy and told by Elizabeth I, despite having only half their strength, to keep the Armada at bay
He was successful for two reasons:
He was a great tactician and out-thought his enemy
The Northerly winds did not help the Spanish and pushed them into the English ships
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