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Her Family

King Henry VIII

• King Henry was Elizabeth, Mary, and Edward’s father.

• He had six wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Katherine Parr.

• Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard were executed for witchcraft and adultery.

• Created the Church of England, a Protestant sect.

Mary I

• Mary was the daughter of Catherine of Aragon, who was divorced for failing to produce a son.

• Mary is known as “Bloody Mary” because during her rule of five years she killed many non-Catholics. She even imprisoned Elizabeth for being Protestant.

• Husband was Phillip II of Spain; no children were born to them.

Elizabeth I

• Mother was Anne Boleyn, who was beheaded for witchcraft.

• After Edward was born, Elizabeth was named illegitimate by Henry, and was the fifth and last ruler of the Tudors.

• Her heir was her cousin’s son, James I, of England and Scotland.

• Never married for the sake of keeping the crown.

Edward VI

• Mother was Jane Seymour, who died of childbirth fever after Edward’s birth.

• Took the throne at Henry’s death• Died at 16 from tuberculosis

Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland

• Queen Mary was Elizabeth’s cousin. She was the daughter of James V of Scotland and Henry’s older sister. She was named queen at six days old.

• She is often confused for Mary Tudor, as they were both Catholic monarchs.

• Elizabeth had Mary Stuart executed on February 8th, 1587, for treason against Elizabeth

King James I of England and Scotland

• He was the son of Mary Stuart and her second husband Henry Darnley.

• His original name was James VI; later it was changed because he was the first Stuart king of England.

• James reigned for 22 years, and he who wrote what is now known as King James’s Bible.

Genealogy Chart of the Tudors and Stuarts