Henry VII of England

by turning the country Protestant to Catholic. After 5 years, her second marriage was to her cousin, Henry Stewart, earl of Darnley in 1565 and this created a lot of commotion especially with Elizabeth I, her cousin. With him, she was pregnant with the future king of Scotland and England. A few months later of more chaotic events, she decided to no longer be married to him and this lead onto to Henry mysteriously being killed in an explosion. Then 3 months later, she married the suspect of her…

for forty-four years, until her death. Jessica Creton, from The Elizabeth Files, states, “A woman being in charge of England was not seen as a good thing, [but] she has changed this vision forever.” So the question stands, how did this extraordinary woman, of the sixteenth century, do it? Elizabeth I of England was born on September 7, 1533, to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. For Henry VIII, the birth of a second daughter was a bitter disappointment, because he so longed for a male heir. His…

In 1533, at the age of fourteen, Catherine married Henry, second son of King Francis I and Queen Claude of France. Throughout his reign, Henry excluded Catherine from participating in state affairs and instead showered favours on his chief mistress, Diane de Poitiers, who wielded much influence over him. Henry's death thrust Catherine into the political arena as mother of the frail fifteen-year-old King Francis II. When he died in 1560, she became regent on behalf of her ten-year-old son King…

Shall send, between the Red Rose and the White, A thousand souls to death and deadly night. “ – Warwick; Henry IV, Part one, Act II, scene IV. This quote was taken from the play Henry IV in which Warwick states that he believes that the War of the Roses will be a deadly civil war between to English families of nobility. The term “War of the Roses” refers to the civil war conflicts in England that lasted from 1455-1487. The 30 years of war that took place were more destructive than the 100…

Anne Boleyn Court and Execution Anne Boleyn was the Queen of England and the second wife of King Henry VIII. Anne was born approximately 1501, likely in Bickling (Norfolk). She was one of the most famous queens in history, even though she only ruled for three years. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn. In 1521 and 1522 in the mist of the war between England and France, Anne returned back home. On the morning of May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn walked to the Tower Green within the walls of the…

Weir, Alison. The Six Wives of Henry VIII. New York: Grove, 1991. Print. This book emphasizes about the King Henry the VIII’s wife and King Henry VIII. Henry VIII was England’s most infamous monarch when it comes to matters of the heart. He was married to six different extraordinary women, this book is richly detailed meticulously researched history book. Alison explains misunderstood queens and their lives. These queens come to life with this book: Katherine of Aragon, was stubborn and…

In the play The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, England was compared to many different types of forms of nature. Richard is King and John of Gaunt is trying to advice Richard of the troubles that he is causing England. In Act 2 Scene 2 John of Gaunt is on his death bed and delivers a speech for King Richard to hear. This speech paints many different images of what England was before Richard became King. These comparisons to England and the garden sets a vivid picture of how these two are…

10­29­15 King Henry VIII was the king of England. He played a major role in the Reformation by challenging the Catholic Church and turning England into a Protestant nation. The Pope would not allow him to divorce his wife so he decided to leave the Catholic church and become head of his own church, the Church of England. In 1491, Henry VII and his wife, Elizabeth York, had their son, Henry Tudor or “Henry VIII.” Henry VIII’s brother, Arthur, died and left his duties to Henry. To affirm his…

debated about Henry VIII’s controversial decision to split England from the Catholic Church, the opinion that Henry was not the one to instigate the process is a rather unknown fact. Anne Boleyn, as a young and healthy girl, planted the ideas for divorce in Henry’s head for a promise of a male heir. When the Catholic Church refused Henry his annulment, Thomas Cromwell suggested a complete break from the Catholic Faith. Nevertheless, while others suggested his major acts as king, Henry proved to…

known for its religious changes. Religion was changed dramatically through the Tudor period from Catholicism to Henry Catholicism to Protestantism to Catholicism to Protestantism. With each new monarch to the throne, England was on edge as to what the new religion would be. The foundations that led to such a change in religion began with the reigns of the two Tudor Henrys. Through the Henrys, the religious power began to shift from the pope of the Catholic Church to the English monarch because…