I’m Henry VIII I Am.. Early Life Born on June 28, 1491 Second son of Henry VII His brother Arthur would be King Arthur gets married to Catherine of Aragon,
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I’m Henry VIII I Am.
Early Life• Born on June 28,
1491• Second son of
Henry VII • His brother
Arthur would be King
• Arthur gets married to Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella
• Arthur dies within a few months
• Henry now heir to the throne.
• Catherine swears the marriage had never been consummated
• Pope Julius II issued an annulment.
• Catherine now marries Henry VII
Henry VII Dies• Henry VII dies of
TB in 1509.• Henry is now the
King of England at the age of 17
• Henry was good looking and athletic
• The ladies loved him
The Spanish Cow
• Henry and Catherine are happily married for over 20 years
• Pregnant many times, but only one child survives, Mary
• Problem- no woman has ever held the throne of England
Marital Problems
• Henry starts to believe that Catherine will have no more kids
• His family will lose the throne
• He asks Pope Clement the VII to annul, or set aside, the marriage
• Pope doesn’t want to make Catherine’s cousin, Charles VII mad
• He stalls on the decision
• 1529- Parliament ends the power of the Catholic Church in England
Church Problems• 1533- Henry marries his mistress Anne Boleyn • 1534- Parliament passes the act of Supremacy-
making the English Monarch, not the pope, the head of the Church of England.
• Henry then confiscates Church wealth and land• 1534- Act of Succession- Annulled marriage to
Catherine and made marriage to Anne Boleyn legal.• Elizabeth, his daughter with Anne is legitimate and
Mary is now a bastard• 1535- Henry excommunicated from the Catholic
Church
Anne Boleyn• Maid of honor to Catherine
of Aragon• Rejected Henry’s advances• Marries Henry in 1533• Has a daughter, Elizabeth,
later that year• She cannot have a son.• Charged with treason and
adultery.• Beheaded on May 19, 1536
Jane Seymour• Maid of Honor to Catherine
and Anne Boleyn• She rejected Henry’s
advances• October 1537, gives birth
to Prince Edward• She dies 12 days later from
complications• Henry is sad, but not too
sad• Starts to look for a new
wife
Anne of Cleves• Henry liked her portrait• She thought he was fat and
ugly and ignored him• He then didn’t like her.• Couldn’t get out of marriage• Married on January 6, 1540• She realized her life was in
danger• She agreed to an annulment • Outlived Henry
Catherine Howard• The “rose without a
thorn.”• She had a history of
affairs• Continued her affairs
after she became Queen
• Dec. 1541 her lovers are executed
• She was beheaded in February of 1542
Catherine Parr• Last of Henry’s wives• More of a nurse than a wife.• Helped him reconcile with
his other kids• 1544- Henry amends Act of
Succession• Edward• Edward’s children• Children of Henry and
Catherine Parr• Mary • Elizabeth
Henry Dies• Henry dies on January
28, 1547• Catherine Parr dies
within a year• Edward is now
Edward V, King of England
Edward VI• Becomes King at the age of
9• Dies from TB or poisoning
at the age of 15 in 1553• His Cousin Lady Jane Grey
is given the throne, but people rebel
• Mary is now the Queen
Mary I
• Daughter of Henry and Catherine of Aragon
• Comes to power after her ½ brother dies
• Wants to make England Catholic again
• Known as Bloody Mary• Dies in 1558 from
Ovarian Cancer• Her ½ sister Elizabeth
is next
Elizabeth I• Never got married• Know as the Virgin
Queen or Good Queen Bess
• Reigned for 45 years• Helps calm England
after religious turmoil• Huge patron of the arts• Succeeded by her
cousin James I
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