1. The Drama of the Tudor Family

2. Henry VII28 January King Henry VII 1457 – 1509
An effective king who increased England’s power and wealth

3. Henry VIII 1491 – 1547
Broke from the Catholic church and started the Church of England
Strengthened England
Had two wives & Sir Thomas More beheaded
Married six times
Song “Greensleeves” often attributed to Henry VIII. Song on Gaggle.

4. King Henry VIII’s wives
Jane Seymour—died 2 weeks after Edward’s birth; buried with Henry. Anne of Cleves—arranged marriage; shortly after annulled. Kathryn Howard-30 years younger than Henry; beheaded for adultery. Katherine Parr-survived Henry

5. Edward VI Son of the third wife of Henry VIII, Jane Seymour Henry’s only son ruled from age 9 to 15 Was young and sickly

6. Queen Mary I “Bloody Mary” 1516 – 1558
Daughter of Henry VIII’s first
wife, Catherine of Aragon
Devout Catholic known for burning over 300 Protestants at the stake
Died childless

7. Queen Elizabeth I “The Virgin Queen” 1533 – 1603
Daughter of Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn
Never married
Returned the
Church of England
Defeated the Spanish
Armada
Made England the
most powerful country in the world
State of Virginia named for her
Died childless

8. Mary, Queen of Scots
Granddaughter of Margaret Tudor—sister to Henry VIII.
Mary was next in line to the English throne after her second cousin, Elizabeth I, who was childless. Yet, in the eyes of many Catholics, Elizabeth was illegitimate, thus making Mary the rightful queen of England.
Mary plotted to have Elizabeth killed and was therefore tried for treason and beheaded.
As a child, she was betrothed to Edward.

9. James I (Stuart) 1566-1625 Son of Mary, Queen of Scots
Commissioned an accurate translation of the Bible (King James Version)
Jamestown, Virginia, named for him
King during Shakespeare’s career (appears in Macbeth)

10. Charles I (Stuart) 1600 – 1649 Son of James I
Was disliked and beheaded
England went for 11 years without a king or queen but was ruled by Parliament

11. See “Tudor Fun Facts” Gaggletube