The Tudor Monarchs

byCarmine Congiu

The Tudors

There were six Tudor Kings and Queens. The family came to power in 1485 with the accession of Henry VII.

Henry VII• Henry VII reigned from 1485 to 1509,

before he arrived there was the obscure age.

• He was the first Tudor king and he did much to unite England. He restored the reputation of the monarchy

• He also founded the English naval power.(ships for the transport and for the war)

• He extended military power • He was succeeded by his son Henry

VIII

Henry VIII• Henry VIII reigned from 1509 to 1547. • He is famous for: - his six wives - his establishment of the Church of

England. - his natural good looks and his

education (“Golden Prince”) -his interesting in culture

The break with the church• He married Catherin of Aragon, who bore him two daughters

Mary and Edward.• Henry VIII asked pope Clement VII to declare this marriage

invalid• Clement did not wish to offend Catherine’s nephew, Charles

V, so he refused• Henry declared himself “supreme head of the Church” in

England, by means of the Act of Supremacy.• The break from Rome was legitimized by Parliament which

also suppressed orders of monks and friars.

Edward VI

• Edward VI reigned from 1547 to 1553. • He was a bright lad, though not

physically strong. • Edward was fiercely Protestant and,

because of him, so, too, was the Church of England.

• He made protestant doctrine • His uncle, Edward VI Seymour, become

lord protector• He built school replaced the old Latin

with the book of common players

Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane was queen for

nine days. She was a grand niece of Henry VIII, so she had a claim to the throne. But the country rallied in support of Mary, daughter of Henry VIII by Catherine of Aragon.

Mary I• Mary I reigned from 1553 to 1558• She was the first Queen Regnant of

England. She was the first Queen to reign in her own right, and not because she was married to a King.

• She determined to restore relations with Rome (to papa obedience) and Spain

• She earned the nickname "bloody Mary” because of the number of protestants that were burned for heresy during her reign

• She died leaving no heir.

Elizabeth I• She become queen in 1558• She become England’s most popular rule• Her main success was the settlement of the

religious question• She was well educated and cultured and him

court was name brilliant than her father’s • She said that the queen was married to her

people “ and become the ” Virgin Queen”.• She inspired music drama and poetry • Nicknamed Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the

longest reigning English monarch.• She was very strong. When she was dying

she didn’t want to lay down

With the Death of Elizabeth ends the dynastyof the Tudors!

The Tudor Rose The dynasty of the Tudors was symbolised by the Tudor Rose which was the

emblem of the Tudors and represented the fusion of the Lancastrian and Yorkist noble factions. This fusion was symbolised by the White rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster. An important emblem of the Tudors dynasty which marked the end of the devastating English civil war called the Wars of the Roses. This section covers the design and adoption of the Tudor Rose by the Tudors and where the emblems and designs can be found. A picture of the emblem is illustrated as follows:

The red rose of The white rose of Tudors Yorks