Tasks:1. Use the slides to familiarise yourself with the Tudor

family2. Create a Tudor family tree using the information

provided3. Create a fact file on Henry VII using the following web

links:http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/henry_viihttp://tudorhistory.org/henry7/http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/henry7.htm

The Tudors 1485 -1503

Before the Tudors – The War of the Roses

England had been ruled for over 300 years by a family called the Plantagenet’s.

But from 1455 to 1485, fighting broke out between two branches of the family: the York’s and the Lancaster’s, who each claimed the throne. This was known as the ‘Wars of the Roses’.

The emblem of the Yorkist’s was a white rose, the house of Lancaster’s emblem was a red rose.

When Henry VII married Elizabeth of York he merged the two roses to make the Tudor rose emblem.

The York and Lancaster branches of the Plantagenet family tree

Henry VII

1327-77Edward III

House of Lancaster House of York

Edward John of Gaunt Edmund, Othersthe Black Duke of Lancaster Duke of YorkPrince

John BeaufortRichard II1377-99 Henry IV

1399-1413

Richard of Cambridge

John BeaufortRichard, Duke of York

Henry V1413-22 Richard III

Henry VI

Edward IV

1422-61

1461-83 1483-85Margaret BeaufortEdmund Tudor =

Henry VII1485-1509

= Elizabeth of York Edward V Richard,Duke of York 1483

Henry VII1485 - 1509

Henry VIII1509 - 1547

Edward I1547 - 1553

Lady Jane GreyThe Nine Day’s Queen

Mary I1553 - 1558

Elizabeth I1559 - 1603

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Henry VII 1485 -1509

My name is Henry Tudor.I was 28 years old when I came to power. I defeated the Yorkist King, Richard III on 22nd August 1485, in the Battle of Bosworth Field.

My victory in battle ended the War of The Roses.

I was crowned Henry VII of England.

To help me reign in peace I married Elizabeth of York who was Richard III niece.

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Henry VII 1485 -1509Elizabeth (my wife) gave birth to seven children. I was very proud because she gave me a son and heir to my throne. His name was Arthur.

I arranged for Arthur to marry a Spanish Princess called Catherine of Aragon. Theymarried when Arthur was 16. A year later Arthur died leaving Catherine a young widow in a foreign country.

I was also proud of my daughter Margaret. She was married to James IV of Scotland.

So now I had two allies in Spain and Scotland.

I died on April 22nd 1509 aged 52.Click on me to hear me speak

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Henry VIII 1509 - 1547

I did not expect to become King. My older brother Arthur was heir. But when Arthur died before my father I was next in line.

In my youth I was strong, handsome andfond of learning. I was very popular with my subjects. I enjoyed dancing, music, and lots of company.

As I got older I became fat and ill.Because I did not feel well I became bad tempered. I had sores on my legs which made me smell.

I am most famous for having six wives

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Henry VIII 1509 - 1547

Catherine of Aragon - Divorced

Anne Boleyn - Beheaded

Jane Seymour - Died

Anne of Cleves - Divorced

Catherine Howard - Beheaded

Catherine Parr - Survived

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Edward VI 1547 -1553

I am Edward, the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. When Henry VIII died I was only nine.

I was considered too young to rule alone.

My uncle, the Duke of Somerset (Edward Seymour) was named Lord Protector.

He ruled in my name until I reached the age of 16.

During my reign huge reforms were made to the English Church.Click on me to hear me speak

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Edward VI 1547 -1553I was brought up as a Protestant. I changed the Church of England by:• Removing paintings, statues and stained glass windows• Holding services in English instead of Latin• Introducing an official English Prayer Book.

When I became ill people worried about who was next in line to the throne. People did not want Mary to rule because she was Catholic. I chose my cousin’s daughter, Lady Jane Grey as heir to the throne.Edward VI died aged 16.Click on me to hear me speak

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Lady Jane Grey:The nine day queen

When Edward VI died in 1553, the Duke of Northumberland, my supporter immediately declared me Queen.

Mary, Edward’s sister, was angered when she heard the news.

Mary gathered together her supporters and marched to London.

Mary forced the Duke to surrender. She executed the Duke, myself and my husband.

I had been Queen for nine days

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Mary I 1553 - 1558When my brother Edward VI died I was horrified to hear that my cousin’s daughter, Lady Jane, had laid claim to my throne.

I was the rightful heir to the throne. My mother Catherine of Aragon was Henry’s first wife and I was his first born child.I gathered my troops and marched to London.

Once I had defeated my cousin and her supporters I began my mission to reform England back to the Catholic country it should be.

I looked for a Catholic Prince who would give England strength. I chose Prince Phillip of Spain.

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Mary I 1553 - 1558

Because I am Catholic, I completely undid all the religious changes made by Henry VIII and Edward VI.

• I apologised to the Pope and made him head of the English church.• I released all the Catholic priests from prison.• I imprisoned the Protestant clergy • I burned over 300 Protestants including women and children alive at the stake

By the end of my reign I was known as Bloody Mary. I was hated so much that people cheered at the news of my death. People celebrated for years to come on the anniversary of my death.

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Elizabeth I 1559 -1603Hello, I’m Elizabeth.

My mother was Anne Boleyn. She was executed before I was three years old.

When my father died in 1547 I moved to live with his widow Catherine Parr.

When my brother Edward died without leaving an heir many people thought that I should be Queen. However I had to wait and allow my sister Mary to rule first.

Many men have asked me to marry them but I am married to England.

Some people call me ‘the Virgin Queen’ because I never married.

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Elizabeth I 1559 -1603When Elizabeth came to power in 1559 the people welcomed her. Bloody Mary’s reign was over.

Elizabeth was determined to make England the most powerful country in the world.

She encouraged explorers, conquerors and adventurers. These people managed to claim much of the new world for England.

She was very intelligent, spoke many languages and was a clever politician.

Elizabeth made England Protestant again but unlike her brother and sister she was more tolerant of other beliefs

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Mary Queen of ScotsMary was the daughter of King James V of Scotland. He died a week after her birth, so she became Queen at only a few days old.

She was brought up in France for her own safety. In France she worshipped as a Catholic.

When she returned to Scotland in 1561, Elizabeth I (a Protestant) was on the English throne.

English Catholics believed that Mary had a better claim to the throne. They plotted to kill Elizabeth.

Elizabeth found out about the plan. Mary was arrested and beheaded in 1587.

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