The Tudors

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The Tudors
Why were they important?
Who were they?
What did they do?
When were they around?
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Tudor timeline
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The Battle of Bosworth
Henry VII becomes King

• The battle was fought between the armies of
  Richard III and Henry VII, who were distant
  relatives
• It was called the War of the Roses because each
  side of the family was represented by a different
  coloured rose
• Richards army was larger but was nonetheless
  beaten

• Henry was crowned King after winning the battle
• His name was Henry Tudor and thus he was the
  first Tudor King
• He bought peace to England after 85 years of
  civil war

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The Age of Discovery

• Other countries like France and Spain were
  exploring the globe and becoming rich doing so
• John Cabot left in 1497 and was trying to find a
  shorter route to Asia. Unfortunately America was
  in the way!
• He returned home to a heros welcome
• Englands colonisation of large parts of the
  globe began

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Henry VIII creates the Church of England

• Henrys first wife, Catherine of Aragon, did not
  bear him a son
• After 20 years, he wanted to get a divorce, which
  was not permitted by the Catholic Church
• He told Cardinal Wolsey to ask the Pope for
  special permission, but he was refused
• Henry used this as a reason to create the Church
  of England, with himself as the Supreme Head
• His first act was to divorce Catherine of Aragon

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Henry and his six wives

• Having divorced Catherine of Aragon, Henry
  quickly married Anne Boleyn, but had her beheaded
  at the Tower of London
• His third wife, Jane Seymour, finally bore him a
  son, but died a few days later. Henry was
  heartbroken
• Katherine Howard was accused of adultery and
  beheaded
• When he died at the age of 55 in 1547 he was
  married to Katherine Parr

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Bloody Mary

• Mary became Queen having overseen the execution
  of Lady Jane Grey
• She was a staunch Catholic and set about making
  England Catholic once again
• She is called Bloody Mary because of how she
  dealt with those who would not return to the
  Catholic Church
• She made examples of many people by burning them
  in public

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The Virgin Queen

• Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne
  Boleyn and was only 25 when she came to the
  throne
• She immediately reinstalled the Church of England
  to power
• She was determined to increase Englands power
  and strongly supported explorers like Drake and
  Raleigh in their efforts to increase Englands
  wealth
• She was successful and England became the most
  powerful nation in the world
• She swore never to marry and was hence known as
  the Virgin Queen

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Defeating the Spanish Armada

• Phillip II, King of Spain, wanted England to be a
  Catholic country again so decided to invade
• He sent 131 ships with 33,000 soldiers, to attack
  Englands shores
• Sir Francis Drake was made the head of the Navy
  and told by Elizabeth I, despite having only half
  their strength, to keep the Armada at bay
• He was successful for two reasons
• He was a great tactician and out-thought his
  enemy
• The Northerly winds did not help the Spanish and
  pushed them into the English ships