Wives of Henry VIII

A 45-year reign complete with prosperity as well as tragedy defines the Elizabethan Era. As the daughter of King Henry VII, Elizabeth I was always in line for the throne. Over time, Elizabeth’s chances of succeeding the throne became slim due to the birth of her half-brother Edward. She officially became third in line for the throne, behind her half-sister Mary. It was not until the death of both her siblings that Elizabeth was able to claim the throne. Although Elizabeth’s sister made many…

Niccolo Machiavelli influences rulers and leaders throughout history such as Otto Von Bismarck, King Henry VIII, and Adolf Hitler. In Machiavelli's book The Prince he gives political advice on how to ruler and govern their land and to gain power. He says it's better to be cruel than merciful and that it's better to be stingy than generous. Bismarck, Henry VIII, and Hitler follow his advice on how to be a good ruler. Niccolo Machiavelli was a diplomat and writer who was born on May 3, 1469 and…

You know that game you play in the mirror Bloody Mary ya that's based off me hi my name is Mary Tudor also known as Bloody Mary. I was the first child that survived birth to Henry the 8th and Catherine of Aragon I was born on February 18th 1516 at the palace of Placentia and was already promised to marriage at the age of two I was married to the prince of France but my father at the age of 9 made me get a…

Nataly Oliver Mrs. Gawith English 1 26 January 2016 Mary Queen of Scots withheld the throne of Scotland at a young age but grew up having troubles being the right queen. When Mary Queen had been born she had to take a big part of the family. “She was born at Linlithgrow Palace, West Lothian on 8 December 1542” (Mary Queen of Scots Biography). “Mary became Queen of Scots when she was six days old.” (The official website of the British Monarchy). “She was the daughter of King James V of…

However, in 745, Carloman, the leading brother, after everything he had done to help with the revival of the Church, retired to a monastery to live out his days as a monk in Italy. This move by Carloman still puzzles historians. Carloman held the larger portion of the kingdom as Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia and also had helped to start the revival of the Frankish Church. Nonetheless, he left all of it behind and helped to found a monastery in Monte Soratte and later Monte Cassino. Moore…

The hundred years war Started when Charles the IV of France died in 1328 without an heir and Edward the III of England claimed the right to the kingdom of France. He made this claim through his mother. The French did not want a foreign king ruling over them so they went to war proclaiming Philip the VI of France as the new king. The French proclaimed Salic law which was where women could not transmit the right to rule or transmit the right to rule to their sons. This was established by King…

crisis ending with Henry VII, the first Tudor, becoming King of England. The Tudors reigned from 1485 to 1603, and despite their long reign the time in English History was rife with dramatic change and disorder that shaped the British Isles for centuries to come, with no small part owed to the Tudors. However, the Tudors reign or socio-economic causes for change and subsequent disorder must be evaluated. For example, one of the first rebellions experienced by the Tudors. Henry VII, the first…

bravery that is very inspiring. To start off with, Elizabeth’s life did not start out very well. She was born September 7, 1553 in Greenwich England. Her birth could be the most disappointing thing in her father’s life. Elizabeth’s parents were Henry VIII and Anne Boelyn. Her mother got executed when Elizabeth was two years old. Her father got married very quickly after that to Jane Seymour. Her father also ended up dying. Elizabeth took her servants and went to live with her stepmother and her…

Before Henry VII of England came into power, England was coming out of a fragmented feudal society and was in need of a strong ruler and government system. Rule was shifting from an oligarchy of nobles to a monarchy hungry for power and successors. The church was steadily losing its power as everything became increasingly more secular. As the church lost power rulers such as Henry were gaining. There was a need to sustain and increase this power. Niccoló Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513…

1) Supreme Governor of the Church: When Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church, he declared himself to be the Supreme Head of the English Church, and the title was perfectly acceptable for Henry to take because of the gender norms at the time. When Elizabeth takes the throne, she and her Parliament are faced with a dilemma because Elizabeth was a woman who, according to the same gender norms that Henry faced, could not be the head of a Church because to place a woman in a seat of power…