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1 Absolutism: England The Tudors

2 Before the Tudors Richard III, last king of the House of York, is killed in battle.

3 Henry VII (ruled 1485-1509) First monarch of Tudor Dynasty
Restored power and stability to monarchy

4 Henry VIII Separated the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church Act of Supremacy, (1534) made him Supreme Head of the Church of England Dissolution of Monasteries

5 6 Wives of Henry VIII Catherine of Aragon- divorced
Anne Boleyn- executed Jane Seymour- died

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7 4. Anne of Cleves- divorced
5. Kathryn Howard- executed 6. Katherine Parr- widowed

8 Edward VI (ruled 1547-1553) Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
England becomes Protestant Crowned at age 9, died age 15

9 Mary I (ruled ) Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon Married Philip II of Spain Restored England to Catholicism 300 religious dissenters burned at the stake = “Bloody Mary”

10 Elizabeth I (ruled 1558-1603) Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Protestant Reformation (Church of England) Executed Mary Queen of Scots (rival queen) Defeated Spanish Armada

11 Elizabethan “Golden Age”
English Renaissance = music, poetry and literature William Shakespeare


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