Tudors

England, Failure of Absolutism
Tudors 1485-1603
(constants--religion and Parliament)
I. Henry VII 1485-1509

II.   Henry VIII (1509-1547)
      Henry VIII: Majesty with Menace
       Henry VIII and the invention of the royal court.
     A. Marriage and annulment
         1. Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536)
         2 . Anne Boleyn (1502-1536),
         3. Jane Seymour (c. 1504/04-1537)
         4. Anne of Cleves (1515-1557)
         5. Katherine Howard (1520-1542)
         6. Katherine Parr (1512-1548)
    B.   The Act of Supremacy 1534
           The Break from Rome timeline
           "Sir Thomas More: A Man for One Season."
           Henry VIII and His Church
    C. Dissolution of the Monasteries 1536 and 1539

III. Edward VI    (1547-1553)
     A. Duke of Somerset
     B. Duke of Northumberland
          a. Lady Jane Grey (check the links down the side of page)

IV. Mary Tudor (1553-1558)

V. Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
      A. Elizabethan Settlement
      B. Roman Catholics
           1, Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots   Mary Stuart, the Scottish Queene
           2. The Spanish Armada
      C. English Puritans /    The Character of an Old English Puritan, or Non-Conformist

VI. Tudor Succession Problems.

VII. Frontiers and Power in the Early Tudor State

Be sure you note that the Tudors were absolute rulers yet their absolutism is accepted by the English people (Be familiar with those religious issues that allowed absolute rule, with familiar with the use that the Tudors made of Parliament) Know the biographies of Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Mary Tudor and Mary Stuart.

Links

Wars of the Roses

Richard III

The Battle of Bosworth Field

Tudor Chronology

Tudor Family Tree

The Tudors and the Tower of London interesting accounts of Tudors and their usage of the Tower of London

The Six Wives of Henry VIII very brief

Tudor Women brief description of life/role of women in the 1500s

Henry the Horrible?. a new link, check it out

William Harrison (1534-1593): Description Of Elizabethan England, 1577

Glossaries religious, legal, food, organizations

Stat utes of Henry VIII

Elizabeth I: The Most Elusive Bride in History a new link, check it out

Statutes of Elizabeth

Tudor Parliaments Parliament be sure check both these sites for good account of how Parliament was organized and changed

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