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Absolutism: England The Tudors
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Before the Tudors Richard III, last king of the House of York, is killed in battle.
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Henry VII (ruled 1485-1509) First monarch of Tudor Dynasty
Restored power and stability to monarchy
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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
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6 Wives of Henry VIII Catherine of Aragon- divorced
Anne Boleyn- executed Jane Seymour- died
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4. Anne of Cleves- divorced
5. Kathryn Howard- executed 6. Katherine Parr- widowed
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Edward VI (ruled 1547-1553) Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
England becomes Protestant Crowned at age 9, died age 15
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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”
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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
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Elizabethan “Golden Age”
English Renaissance = music, poetry and literature William Shakespeare
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