Henry VIII

The Tudors are one of, if not the, most famous royal family in English history. The infamous rule of Henry VIII and the startlingly successful reign of Elizabeth I became the iconic representations of English monarchs. The unprecedented success and social change that occurred during the Tudor dynasty make it one of the most studied eras of English history. Much of the history surrounding the Tudors is clouded with mystery and ambiance. The questionable ascension to the throne and the efforts…

preceding Queen who decided to convert England back to Catholicism. This would totally abolish the need for the Church of England and would force England back to the Roman Catholic Church. In order to re-establish what had been done by her father, Henry VIII, and undone by her sister, Elizabeth I, a protestant, established a religious compromise known as The Elizabethan Religious Settlement. It consisted of two acts: The Act of Supremacy and The Act of Uniformity. The first act gave her absolute…

most prevalently featured as the primary projectile weapon of war during the reigns of King Henry VIII because of their success against similarly equipped enemies and their regulatory aspect. Before archery transformed into a source of luxury entertainment for the upper classes, it was a necessary skill demanded by the monarchy to preserve national defenses through a trained civilian army. King Henry VIII even instituted ordinances and parliamentary statutes that required men between the ages of…

Robert Bolt 's biographical play “A Man for all Seasons”, later an Academy Award Winning Film in 1967. Bolt (interestingly, an avowed agnostic) was fascinated by the strength of character and conscience which sustained More through the crucible of Henry VIII 's relentless pressure to submit to his will. While countless of his lay and clerical contemporaries yielded to the command to obey or lose everything (including their lives), More was one of a small handful who persevered to maintain…

Lots of times in life people have to make a decision that might not benefit themselves, but they know it is not overall the best choice. This is what happened with Thomas More. He was ordered to sign an oath which would make Henry VIII the head of the English Church, and chose to remain silent. By doing this in England at the time, More was sent to prison and wouldn’t be released unless he signed the oath. When More stayed silent, he was tried and found guilty fairly quickly, and was put to…

Reformation There are majorly three reason that should be mentioned in accounting for the formation of the Reformation, including culture, politics and economy. With the coming of the Renaissance, ideas about humanism, individualism, and equality had already seeded within some people’s mind, those people were just waiting for the atmosphere and powerful reasons to start the Reformation. Politically, through 14th century, many churches of Europe encounter with the problem of losing power. As an…

authority to become a protecting power against the church, which was the beginning of absolutism. Some examples of absolute monarchs are Louis XIV, Henry VIII, and Ivan IV. Absolutism is not a sustainable or effective form of ruling a country. It concentrates too much power in the hands of a single ruler…

father Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon had a daughter named Mary. Then Henry went against the pope and disobeyed the catholic church to get a divorce with Catherine When Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn were expecting a child the king really hoped that Anne Boleyn would give birth to the male so he could be the heir to the throne which was considered the key to stable dynastic succession. “There for the birth of another daughter was a bitter disappointment to Henry…

“I have no desire to make windows into men’s souls” – the famous words Elizabeth I told her subjects when she came to the throne in 1558. She was referring to the religious reforms and that she had no desire to interpret either Protestantism or Catholicism so closely to cause tensions or rebellions, like so many that had occurred during the reigns of her predecessors. Despite this, some would disagree and say it was the tough social, political or economic climate at the time that led to these…

after the war. Once they were united there as another civil war between King Richard and Henry Tudor, since Richard seemed unfit to rule. Henry Tudor became king and the nation was stable for a long time after that. The state did need to be pretty heavily taxed in order to recover. When Henry VIII (Tudor) was king he was married to Catherine of Aragon and he needed a male heir. Since they had a daughter Henry wanted a divorce but…