Renaissance Monarchy

MONARCHY

During the Renaissance

King Henry VIII

1509

King Henry, of the tudors was crowned King when he was 17.

Catherine of Aragon

1509

To keep alliances in place, King Henry married his brothers widow. They had a daughter, Mary I in 1516.

They divorced in 1533.

Therefore, since divorce was illegal, in 1531 he declares himself the-

The Head of the Church of England

Anne Boleyn

1533

The King married Anne Boleyn and they had a daughter Elizabeth I.

1536 Anne was beheaded on bogus adultry charges

Jane Seymore

1536

King Henry was now free to marry Anne's Lady in waiting. They have a son, Edward VI.

Jane dies 2 weeks after his birth

Anne of Cleves

1540

In January, Henry VIII and Anne marry, but it is annulled by June

Catheryn Howard

1540

King Henry really liked this one. However she was proven guilty of adultry.

She was executed in 1542

Katherine Parr

1543

She had already had 4 husbands so she was the most-married English Queen. She was very close to his children and helped with their education.

King Henry Died

1547

His exact cause of death is unknown, but recent historians agree it was a combination of infections, repeated jousting injuries, not to mention his gout, type II diabetes and obesity.

Sucession of the Throne

When King Kenry died, Edward became kind at the age of 9. However he died from tuburculosis at the age of 15.

Mary ruled briefly after Edward and brought back the Catholic religion as the official religion. She executed 280 non-Catholics and became known as Bloody Mary. She died of the flu in 1558.

Elizabeth I

1558

She took over after Mary. Quickly restoring Protestantism to England. However, her reign was not without controversy...

Spain (catholic) supported Mary and tried to over throw Elizabeth but were defeated by the English armada.

Mary Queen of Scotts

Elizabeth's cousin Mary was catholic and went to Scotland for help in taking over the throne from Elizabeth.Elizabeth suspected Mary's involvement in her husbands murder and had placed in house arrest for 18 yeras until she was executed for treason.

Queen Elizabeth died at 70 years old from blood poisioning. The white makup was a mixture of white lead which was poisionous. In a suprising move, she left the throne to James VI, Mary Queen of Scot's Son.

Queen Elizabeth was called the "Virgin Queen" and refused to marry. She claimed she was "married to England" but used potential suitors for alliances.

1603

King James VI

1604

As an attempt to end the war with Spain, he tried to get the Spanish princess to marry his son Charles, but she said no. However, a treaty was signed.

1611

Has scholars from the church of England translate the bible into the King James Version.

1625

The King suffered from kidney stones, gout, and alcoholism and died, making his son Charles the King.

1603

Queen Anne of Denmark

King James VI

1589

of Scotland

King James marries Queen Anne of Denmark. They have 8 children but only 3 love to adulthood.

BECOMES

King James I

Henry, Prince of Wales February 19, 1594 - November 6, 1612 Elizabeth Stuart August 19, 1596 - February 13, 1662 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland November 19, 1600 - January 30, 1649

of England

He joins Scotland and England together under the same crown, letting Scotland retian their parliment. It's a step towards a unified country.