Henry VIII

There is a new Queen, who was born among royalty during the year of 1558 in Hatfield, England. She is one of the three surviving children of King Henry VIII and the most unlikely to be next in line for the throne. She would rule during a time period where her Protestant faith would be tested in the highest regard due to her mother and her brother previous rule before her. She never knew her mother, Anne Boylan, for she was beheaded before the people for being “unfaithful” to the king. The main…

Now that Thomas Cromwell was Henry the VIII’s right-hand man, it was his duty to follow through with Henry’s plan to detach religiously from Rome. This was the ideal opportunity for Cromwell to prove that not only was he loyal to Henry and what he wanted, but that he was also capable of going beyond even what Wolsey had achieved. Fortunately, Cromwell recognized the power of the people in Parliament, and planned to use that power to his advantage in securing the strength of Henry’s overall…

In Elizabethan England, there were several very crucial traditions. Many of them were religious of course, as church dictated how any common person lived their life. Religion was a status symbol almost, as going to worship was something everyone was unspokenly required to attend. Tudor Christmas was one of several traditions that evolved from religion. For twelve days, people would celebrate the birth of the Christ Child. Food was a big part of Tudor Christmas. Before the twelve days, people…

It is unquestionable that the reign of King Henry VIII was more duplicitous than the reign of Pope Alexander VI, due to Henry’s extremely loathsome and reprehensible behavior during his reign. Henry’s actions took the lives of thousands, as well emotionally traumatized the lives of thousands more. His wives primarily fell victim to Henry’s duplicitous acts as they were the closest to him during his periods of unrest. They regularly feared for their lives, which was a true suspicion for Anne of…

England was reigned over by Elizabeth I daughter of Henry VIII, of the Tutor dynasty. This well-known era was called Elizabethan era. In 1558 Mary I daughter of Henry VII and Catherine of Aragon, died, and her half-sister Elizabeth I became ruler of England. England thrived under Elizabeth I, her subjects thought that she was the best ruler of all time. Elizabeth was a kind, fiery sort of person, with a good head on her shoulders. Although many loved her, some devout Catholics did…

INTRODUCTION Elizabeth Tudor suffered problems related with religion before she had even born. Henry VIII dissociated himself from the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope Clement VII when he divorced Catherine of Aragon to marry Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was a child, she was raised Protestant as her mother Anne Boleyn. However, as Anna Keaton says, Elizabeth always followed “the religious requirement of the country regardless of whether they were Catholic or Protestant.”…

Elizabeth II was not guaranteed the royal crown considering her father was the second heir, after his eldest brother, Edward VIII. Despite the odds Elizabeth became queen following her father's death in 1952. Although becoming queen was not in Elizabeth’s favor, she has graciously accepted the royal throne for sixty-five years, making her the longest reigning queen in the British Monarch, whilst dodging threats and scandals, elegantly serving the British, with respect from people all over the…

even now, there are always situations in politics that are too rotten or too taboo to talk about. The Elizabethan era, in particular, had plenty of betrayal, murder, and war. Shakespeare liked to place politics into his histories. Shakespeare’s play Henry IV Part 1 shows characters and events in a political view. During the first half of the play, Prince Hal is a joke throughout the kingdom. Hal is a party boy, and he hangs out with drunken thieves and prostitutes, and he steals just for…

Henry Garnett, one of the priests and the head of the Jesuit mission to England, went directly to Catesby and attempted to discourage their actions. He was unsuccessful and although he believed what they were doing was wrong, it has been proven that he never…

mother of her people, the true daughter of Henry VIII. Elizabeth’s brilliant leadership and iconoclastic stature secured her place as one of the most legendary rulers in history. In a few short decades, Elizabeth was able to unite her country, move it out of economic downturn, and secure it as one of the most powerful nations on earth. Birth and early years Elizabeth’s birth in September 1533 was met with great anticipation, mostly from her father, Henry VIII, who all but expected a son.…