1. The Reformation Across the Channel

2.  Tudor King of England 1509-1547  Defender of the Faith  Marries Katherine of Aragon  Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain = parents  No heirs—one daughter, Mary  Wants an Annulment  Pope says NO WAY

3.  Established the Church of England and made himself the head  Challenges the authority of the pope  Allows him to get a divorce

4.  Katherine of Aragon  1536; annulled 1533  Anne Boleyn  1533-1536; executed  Jane Seymour  1536-37; her death  Anne of Cleves  Jan 6- Jul 6 1540; annulled  Catherine Howard  1540-41; executed  Catherine Parr  1543-47; his death

5. Ann 26 when married Henry VIII (he was 42) Only 8 years older than Mary Married 3 years— charged with adultery (suspicions of witchcraft) Beheaded May 19, 1536

6. Married May 30, 1536 Died 12 days after the birth of Edward VI Henry considers this one of his 2 valid marriages

7.  January 1547-July 1553  Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour  Protestant  Book of Common Prayer

8.  1553-1558  Daughter of Katherine of Aragon and Henry VIII  Revoked the Act of Supremacy  Catholic  She burned nearly 3,000 Protestants at stake for not renouncing

9.  Reign 1558-1603  Daughter of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII  Protestant  Reinstated the Act of Supremacy  Issued Thirty Nine Articles – outward conformity  Be who you want behind closed doors, but tell people you’re Anglican

10. The English Reformation was a religious reformation on the surface; however, the continual realignment of Church doctrine changed England politically and socially more than anything else.