Mary I of England

involved political and theological issues, King Henry VIII split from the Church causing the Church to lose followers. Therefore their power in England, changing England forever. Henry VIII was born on June 28th 1491. He was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. When his brother Prince Arthur died in 1502, Henry became the heir to the throne of England. He began his rule at the age of eighteen in 1509. Henry was an intelligent young man, he spoke four languages and was also very…

Henry VIII, divorce was not accepted by the Church of England. Fallen in love with Anne Boleyn, Henry requested the Church termination of his marriage from his first wife Catherine of Aragon, but Pope Clement VII refused. Henry and Anne secretly married and produce a child together. Pope Clement VII ready to excommunicate Henry, Henry quickly broke off relations with the Roman Catholic Church and crowned himself head of the church in England. With ties cut with the Roman Catholic Church, Henry…

Queen Elizabeth I Imagine if as a child, your birth was the most disappointing thing of your father’s life, your mother got executed and you had to live with your stepmother and her husband. This all happened to Queen Elizabeth I in her life and a lot more. She grew up in a very difficult family and she ended up living with her stepmother after her father and mother died. Her father wanted a son instead of a daughter so she was a huge dissapointment. Queen Elizabeth I shows her importance in her…

himself for it. He enters the stone room and there it is, the hopes of a catholic England laid out in front of him. Years of work, and the fruits of his many sleepless nights represented in this one room. He pulled out the letter one more time and read it over…nothing had changed, the rumors where true; the great Spanish Armada had failed, the attack was being called off. What was worse was reports of catholic moral in England: it was at an all-time high. The armada had driven the hopes of…

Protestantism. Fueled first by Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, Henry’s children, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I continued to fight the same battle long after the death of their father. Mary Tudor, like her mother Catherine of Aragon, was a devout Catholic. Even when Anne Boleyn convinced Henry to declare Protestantism the religion of the realm, Mary continued her Catholic practices. After Anne’s beheading, Mary was certain her father would reconsider the changes to England’s…

Boleyn became pregnant and Henry VIII and everybody else thought that he was going to have a boy. Henry VIII had already had a girl with Catherine of Aragon name Mary I. When Elizabeth I was born she was a big disappointment to her father for one reason only. She was her father’s big disappointment because she was born as girl. Since he had Mary I Henry wanted to continue his family with a boy not a girl. With Elizabeth being a disappointment to her father she grew up having a difficult…

Elizabeth I: The Divergent Leader of England Queen Elizabeth I, commonly called “The Virgin Queen,” was the Queen of England throughout the late Sixteenth Century. She proceeded to become queen following her half half-sister, Queen Mary of Scots, reign. She set precedents in forth that are still being followed today many national leaders and everyday people. Queen Elizabeth I was a divergent, caring leader and the epitome of a non-conformist, revolutionizing a nation. Queen Elizabeth I…

merchant family that became extremely rich. Because of all the money her family had, she was able to learn in France and become acquainted with court doings in both England and France. She was the second wife to King Henry VII, right after Catherine of Aragon. She had one living daughter- who was Queen Elizabeth I. After being the Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, Anne Boleyn was beheaded by a skilled swordsman on May 19, 1536 (Spectator 1). Because Anne was a very ambitious girl, she made…

famous inspirational speeches in the career of the Queen Elizabeth I. The purpose of the speech was to inspire the troops who will battle against Spain. King Philip, who was married to Queen Mary, had proposed to Queen Elizabeth, who kindly declined, later on he was driven to have the English crown through Mary Queen of Scots who subsequently was executed by Queen Elizabeth. It was decided that Spain would somehow invade England 1587. Furthermore, Queen Elizabeth sought inspiration to motivate…

based on the actual life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland. The series takes place in sixteenth century France. The first episode begins with Mary’s backstory which is actually quite accurate, including the death of her father when she was days old and her engagement at six years of age. The opening scene begins at the convent where Mary was being protected. England viewed Mary as a threat, so in order to keep her safe she was sent to a convent. The real story begins when Mary is forced to…