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C. Political
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(1) England Notion of the Renaissance Prince
Recent War of the Roses created a sense of political instability for the Tudor dynasty --Henry VIII The significance of a male heir to the Tudors
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B. England Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon
Henry seeks an annulment Henry creates the Church of England and establishes his own supremacy over it A “political reformation” only at first The six wives of Henry VIII --Anne Boleyn --Jane Seymour
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The wives of Henry VIII
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The Reformation Parliament
Was a gathering that led to the decision that England was no longer under the authority of the pope. Act of Supremacy Subjects were required to take an oath declaring Henry VIII to be “Supreme Head of the Church of England”
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Third wife - Jane Seymour
Only one of Henry’s six wives gave him a son: Edward VI. Jane Seymour fulfilled her most important duty as queen, but she was never crowned and died just twelve days after the long and arduous birth. She was Henry's third wife and seems never to have made much of an impression upon anyone except the king.
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Children of Henry VIII . Edward VI:
He ascended the throne at the age of nine, leaving his uncle Edward Seymour to administer the kingdom. He seemed to have been a precious and strong-willed child who might have been a powerful monarch had he not died of tuberculosis at the age of 15
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Children of Henry VIII Mary I
She was known in history as a merciless queen. Bloody Mary She is well remembered for her attempt to restore Catholicism in England. She persecutes protestants.
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Children of Henry VIII Elizabeth I
Her name became a synonym for the era which she dominated ( ) Elizabeth I was aware that the tension between Catholics and Protestants is ruining the society so she tried to reach a middle ground. What she did was that she restored Protestantism back as the official religion with giving some rights to the Catholics at the same time. Therefore, there were two religious factions in society
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