Wives of Henry VIII

the Act of Supremacy passed by the English Parliament in 1534 made King Henry VIII the leader of the Church of England (“Act”). Pope Clement VII and King Henry VIII both played a major role in the withdrawal of England from the Roman Catholic Church. Stubbornly, King Henry VIII rejected Pope Clement VII’s refusal to grant him an annulment, thus, resulting in England's rejection of the Church of Rome. In 1534, King Henry VIII declared that he should have final authority in the church, therefore…

"Charles I | King of Great Britain and Ireland." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 3 Dec. 2015. Ashley begins the article with a brief summary of the events in Charles early life. This is common throughout the article with the author giving each section a subtitle and then going in depth on each outstanding part of Charles’ life. The author also places hyperlinks within the information that they give the reader in order to allow the reader to look other important…

Blackwell. Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821, in Bristol, England. She came from a big family. There were 9 children. There were five girls and four boys. Anna Blackwell, Marian Blackwell, Elizabeth Blackwell, Samuel Charles Blackwell, Henry Brown Blackwell, Emily Blackwell, Sarah Ellen Blackwell, John Howard Blackwell, and George Washington Blackwell where all the children of Samuel and Hannah Blackwell. When she was little her family moved to the United States. They first lived…

By 1100 King Henry I had already put into place jurisdictions, courts and customs that were well regarded by the people of England. However, after the Anarchy of Stephen and Matilda, the law and order that stemmed from Henry I’s reign was no longer. When Henry II, the grandson of Henry I, ascended the throne in 1154, the period of reconstruction and great reform had begun. He not only promised to reinstitutionalize the ideals of his grandfather that were spent during the reign of King Stephen…

Mary is the most famous queen in Scottish history. She is the only child of King James V. James V was the king of Scotland. James died from battle during one the Catholic church's crusades against England. King James never got to even see Mary. Her father never wanted a daughter. Her brothers died at a very young age("Stuart, Mary" 1) Mary was only a week old when she became an heir to the Scottish throne (Schlesinger 16). Mary's mother sent her to France for school when she was five years old.…

Reign is a romantic, historical fiction television series that includes many surprises along the way. It is loosely 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…

Powerful individuals represent themselves in manipulative ways, to create political situations that benefit them. King Henry IV Part 1, a history play by Shakespeare typifies this idea. Context has had an influential role in how shakespeare uses dramatic techniques to shape the characterisation of King Henry, Hal and Hotspur. The desired political situations manufactured by individuals in Henry IV Part 1 all stem from power, personal greed and pride. Those who seek power and obtain it through…

achievement of Henry VII’s – making the crown of England dynasty or making the country itself better. On 21st April 1509 Henry VII sadly passed away, leaving the crown to his youngest son, Henry VIII. Henry VIII then later married Catherine of Aragon on 11th June and after had their coronation on 24th June 1509 at Westminster Abby. Henry VII’s sole achievement was to pass the throne onto his son, which he did manage to pass the throne smoothly as everything happened at perfect timing. When…

Anne Boleyn’s final words were said on May 19th, 1536 as she stood before the block to a crowd of on-lookers. Her words were written by Tudor chronicler Edward Hall and will be known throughout time as the powerful words of the first queen to ever be publicly executed. Anne stated calmly, “Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak…

Thomas More was born in London in 1477 or 1488. Both his parents came from an upwardly mobile merchant 's class. His father, John, became a judge and chose the legal profession for his son. Very little is known of Thomas 's mother, Agnes, who died sometime before 1507. More began his education at St Anthony 's, a leading London school. Then he was sent to serve as a page at Lambeth Palace, the household of John Morton, the archbishop of Canterbury. Morton 's patronage enabled More to spend…