1. England’s Royal Family
Henry VIII and his kiddies…

2. Absolutism What does it mean to have absolute power?
What does divine right mean?

3. Dysfunctional Family Tree…
3. Jane
(Died giving birth to Edward)
4. Anne
(Divorced)
5. Kathryn
(Executed)
(8:25)
2. Anne Boleyn
(Executed-daughter Elizabeth)
Catherine of Aragon
(Divorced-Daughter Mary)
6. Katherine
(Widowed)

4. Henry VIII Devout Catholic
Needs a male heir, so needs a divorce from wife #1
Pope says NO!
Act of Supremacy- King not Pope became head of the Church of England
Dies and his son (child #3) comes to rule
(7:13)

5. King Edward VI
Mommy was Henry VIII’s 3rd wife: Jane Seymour (died giving birth)
He was raised Protestant (like Daddy)
Took power when Henry died at age 10 in 1547
Died at 16 from tuberculosis
He never wanted his sisters to rule so he picked Lady Jane Grey as his heir making his sister, Mary, furious
Mary’s supporters get Grey out of office in 9 days and turn the crown to her…A CATHOLIC YIKES!!

6. Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary)
Mommy was Henry’s 1st wife
Raised Catholic and spent lots of her childhood in Spain (get it? A Catholic country!!)
1553 became queen after her half brother dies and marries in 1554 King Philip II of Spain (joins two powerful countries together)
British Parliament (government) won’t acknowledge Philip as leader so he is just a figurehead
She thinks she is pregnant but actually has a cancerous tumor growing (gross…we know!)
Gets her “bloody” name for persecuting Protestants, actually burning 300 at the stake
She dies in 1558 without naming an heir so her half sister becomes queen even though Mary never wanted this to happen

7. Elizabeth I: Queen of England
Protestant (like daddy)
Strong educated woman
Believed in advancing the country especially economically, exploring the new world, and through the arts (like Shakespeare)
Compromises between Catholics and Protestants- relative peace
Built up military-Defeated the Spanish Armada
Never married…she married her country and devoted her life to her people until her death in 1603

8. Elizabeth I
(Her dating 3:56)
(Music video 2:28)

9. You need a handout called “The Tudor Family of England”
MOVIE TIME!!
You need a handout called “The Tudor Family of England”
Complete the movie questions and if there is time return to this powerpoint for the notes on the back

10. Domestic Policies (At Home)
Compromised between the Protestants and the Catholics
45 years of Stability
Prosperity
Increased Literacy and Expanded the Arts
Encouraged Scientific Thinking
Loved by the People

11. Foreign Policies (Abroad) Built a strong military
Encouraged explorers (coasts of North and South America)
Defeated Spanish Armada
Protected England against invasions

12. “Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married.”
Elizabeth I Quotes
“I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.”
“Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married.”
“Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.”
Never married nor produced a child to be the heir to the throne. Who would be the next monarch??????