Henry VII of England

During the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, an early form of country house began to develop. It was a stage between the medieval castle and the much later form of country house of retreat. Girouard defines the power house as a house owned by members of the ruling elite which purposefully signifies the power that, especially in the fifteenth century, came from power over tenants who they could retain. Guy’s argument is similar to Girouard’s by indicating that the word Lordship was used…

Philip the Second, also known as Philip the Prudent, was born May 21, 1527, in Valladolid. He died September 13, 1598. He died at the age of 71. Philip was married several times. Philip’s first wife was to his cousin Princess Maria of Portugal. They had a child named Don Carlos, born July 8, 1545. Carlos later then killed himself once he got older. Maria died four years after giving birth from hemorrhage. He then married his first cousin(once removed) they didn’t have any kids together, and she…

The Elizabethan Era was from November 17th 1558 to March 24th 1603. Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She became queen at the age of 25, after the death of her half-sister Mary I (the daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon). Her half-brother, Edward VI (the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour) reigned over England and Ireland from January 28th 1547 to July 3rd 1553, crowned on February 20th at the age of nine. He died at the age of fifteen, declaring…

nothing but a high-class hostage.” However the relationship between King Henry VIII of England and his daughter, future Mary I of England clearly displayed the opposite. Mary was a political hostage to her father for the thirty-one out of forty-two years that she lived. The hostility between Henry and Mary did not just interfere with their personal relationship, but ended up drastically effecting Mary’s reign. Many believe Henry VIII was a terrible king, but when compared to Mary, his handling…

Mary Towne-Easty was born on August 24, 1634 in New England. She had two sisters, Rebecca Towne Nurse and Sarah Towne Cloyse. All three of these girls were the daughters of William and Joanna Towne. The family lived in the Massachusetts Colony. Mary grew up to marry Isaac Easty and have seven children. She was accused of witchcraft, along with the rest of her family, at the age of 58. There were several girls in her area who had uncontrollable fits. They blamed this occurrence on the Towne…

which was when Elizabeth Ⅰ reigned over England, lasted from 1558 to 1603. But before Elizabeth claimed the throne, there were other rulers as well. Henry Ⅷ became the King of England in 1509, and in 1533 Elizabeth herself was born from Anne Boleyn, who was Henry’s queen. Unfortunately, 3 years after Elizabeth’s birth, Anne was executed because of adultery, which is when someone who is married has intercourse with someone who is not their spouse. In 1547, Henry Ⅷ died, and his 10-year-old son…

It all started with an enormous debt, an “illegitimate” wife, a King who needed more power than he had, and a lack of a son. Henry VIII broke away from the Pope and Rome due to his greed for a successor, power, and money. Henry VIII initial break from the Pope began with the belief that he and his wife Katherine’s marriage was illegitimate. At the time it was believed that if a marriage was illegitimate the couple could not conceive a child. During his marriage with Katherine she had three…

Robert the Bruce was born in the year 1274. England. He was part of King Edward the 1 court. Scotland wanted Independence from England for years. The first one Robert fought for England however the second one he fought for Scotland hoping to become king of Scotland. The king of Scotland died and there were 2 hiers for the throne. They were Robert the Bruce grandfather and a man called John Balliol. The book says “The scots asked Edward of England to decide which would…

1. Henry intended on “obliterating” memory of “everything done by one party or the other” in the years immediately prior to his coronation as queen of France because he desired to build peace in his country. 2. Yes, it is. Because of it, Henry was like a person standing in the midst of the religions and the elements of society. He could consolidate and master his throne. 3. Henry’s son, Louis XIII, has regarded the Huguenots as “a nation within a state” because he desired to consolidate his…

future. Now we answer what was she like and what did she do as a queen. Mary Failures came her way. Queen Mary was the first queen in her kingdom,England. She wanted kids of her own but she was childless. Mary thought getting a heir will allow her to bare children. Also known as bloody Mary, she executed many people. Her father Henry also did the the same. Mary father had many wives so Mary gained stepmothers and her dad declared heirs. Mary was inspired by Roman Catholicism to…