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    Queen Elizabeth The 1st of England, was a very powerful and effective leader because of her allowance of religious freedom, her secure form of government, and strong leadership despite her protesters. When queen Elizabeth came into power in England it was her responsibility stabilize the shaky government put in place by her late sister Mary. Mary ruled england loosely and without power, this led to the citizens of England gain more power than they need. Because of the lack of power that was…

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    two deaths of her siblings. She followed her mother faith in becoming Protestant, which helped her remain neutral in forging affairs. She was the only Tudor left in the dynasty even if she was officially considered a bastard. Nonetheless, she chose to remain unmarried for power and to avoid the same faith her mother had suffered. In the end, the Tudor dynasty did fall and began a new one with James of Scots reuniting the countries to become the United Kingdom. However, with Elizabeth’s education…

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    Henry VII is remembered in history as having ended the Wars of the Roses and uniting a bitterly divided England. By defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 and marrying Elizabeth of York he brought together the Houses of Lancaster and York under his new Tudor banner. However, Henry’s reign was not going to be straightforward and he had many issues which challenged his security on the throne. Henry had to ensure he dealt with rivals to the throne as well as making sure he ruled…

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    Following the death of his brother Arthur, Henry VIII received special permission to wed his brother’s widow, Catherine of Aragon. But after many failed attempts at conceiving an heir to the throne, King Henry VIII decided he wanted an annulment. The request was denied by the Pope and eventually Henry VIII was excommunicated from the Catholic Church and, subsequently, so were his subjects. After a complicated power struggle with the Catholic Church, which involved political and theological…

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    Question 1: Theme: Religious Change and reformation The Tudor period is often 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…

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    the 1500’s compared to what life is like now. We cannot hop into a time machine and literally meet the people of the past. However, if I could, I would choose to go back and share a cup of tea with the one and only Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of the Golden Age. Elizabeth Tudor is considered by many to be the greatest monarch in English history.…

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    and therefore became the head of The Church Of England in 1534. He passed the Act Of Supremacy by declaring that he was the head of the Church of England, not the Pope. Many historians believe that power- his desire for a male heir and making the Tudor line as strong as possible- was the reason Henry was led to break with Rome. Other factors that have been considered are lust, greed and religion- his feelings for six different ladies, his need for money and the religious worries he overcame…

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    Good Morning everybody, Our names are Maguen Jiménez and Aisha Tnatash. Queen Victoria was a very honored queen in the United Kingdom. When Queen Victoria died it was a great impact in London. This topic is very important for us to learn, because her way of becoming a queen is very interesting to know about. The main reason for her death is remain unknown. Victoria was a woman from the United Kingdom, she born on 24th may 1819 at Kensington palace London United Kingdom.She was daughter of…

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    The Execution of the Queen of the Scots On the 8th of February 1587, after being held captive for eighteen years, the queen of England, Elizabeth I ordered the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots, her cousin. Mary, Queen of the Scots was beheaded for treason against the queen. William Cecil, Lord Burghley, was Queen Elizabeth’s loyal chief advisors who ordered his nephew Robert Wingfield to record the execution of Queen Mary. Sympathy was evoke in the record for Queen Mary to show hope in a…

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    Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic civil wars from English history whose violence and civil disobedience came before the strong government of the Tudors. The series of civil wars lasted from 1455-1485 and were fought between the House of Lancaster and the House of York for the English throne. The series of wars were named many years later after the supposed badges of the two parties: the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster. The two houses claimed the throne through the…

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