The Renaissance: 1485-1660 "Rebirth"
The English Renaissance did not begin the moment a Tudor nobleman was crowned King Henry VIII.
The changes in people's values, beliefs, and behavior that marked the emerging Renaissance occurred
gradually. No longer content with the fixed beliefs of the Middle Ages, people became more interested in
expanding their knowledge of history, art, science, and the classic texts of Greece and Rome.
The changes in people's values, beliefs, and behavior that marked the emerging Renaissance occurred
gradually. No longer content with the fixed beliefs of the Middle Ages, people became more interested in
expanding their knowledge of history, art, science, and the classic texts of Greece and Rome.
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King Henry VIII: 1491-1547
http://www.history.com/videos/henry-viii#henry-viii
Henry VIII and his six wives!
1. Catherine of Aragon: married 23 years and divorced
2. Anne Boleyn: married and beheaded
3. Jane Seymore: married and died shortly after childbirth
4. Anne of Cleves: married and annulled shortly after
5. Catherine Howard: married and beheaded
6. Catherine Parr: married and Henry died
2. Anne Boleyn: married and beheaded
3. Jane Seymore: married and died shortly after childbirth
4. Anne of Cleves: married and annulled shortly after
5. Catherine Howard: married and beheaded
6. Catherine Parr: married and Henry died
Henry VIII's Children
King Edward: 1537-1553
Henry VIII's only living male son and heir to England's throne: 1547-1553
EDWARD VI, King of England and Ireland, born at Greenwich on the 12th
of October 1537, was the only child of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour,
who died of puerperal fever twelve days later. He was a frail child, and a short life
was anticipated for him from his early years. This did not prevent a strenuous
education Edward was Duke of Cornwall from his birth, but he was never prince
of Wales, and he was only nine when he succeeded his father as king of England
and Ireland and supreme head of the English church
All factions sought to control his person, not because of his personality but
because of his position. .
He died at Greenwich on the 6th of July 1553 and was buried in Henry VII's chapel.
Mary "Bloody Mary" Tudor: 1516-1558
The first queen of England: 1553-1558
The character of Bloody Mary Tudor : Bloody Mary Tudor was a princess of royal
blood from both her mother and father's ancestors. Mary was born to be a Queen
and had a noble bearing. In her youth she was considered to be pretty and had a
love for fine clothes and jewels. The bitter divorce between her mother, Catharine of
Aragon and King Henry VIII changed the character of Mary. The treatment of her
mother and the threat to herself if she failed to acknowledge the new status of her
beloved mother and her own status turned her into a bitter woman. The establishment of the
Church of England was deemed as heretical by the ardent Catholic Mary Tudor - her mission
was to return England to the Catholic faith and turned her into a fanatical and obsessive
woman. All of these events took their toll on her looks and her health.
blood from both her mother and father's ancestors. Mary was born to be a Queen
and had a noble bearing. In her youth she was considered to be pretty and had a
love for fine clothes and jewels. The bitter divorce between her mother, Catharine of
Aragon and King Henry VIII changed the character of Mary. The treatment of her
mother and the threat to herself if she failed to acknowledge the new status of her
beloved mother and her own status turned her into a bitter woman. The establishment of the
Church of England was deemed as heretical by the ardent Catholic Mary Tudor - her mission
was to return England to the Catholic faith and turned her into a fanatical and obsessive
woman. All of these events took their toll on her looks and her health.
Queen Elizabeth I: 1533-1603
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Elizabeth I brought England into a Golden Age and is still considered one of England's greatest monarchs. She ruled from 1558-1603.
There is too much information about Queen Elizabeth I to post on this site and I
would be doing her a disservice if I tried to reduce her life into two paragraphs. For
a complete biography, please visit:
http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Elizabeth_I_of_England.html
Queen Elizabeth I's successor:
Queen Elizabeth I died childless. Her "nephew," James IV of Scotland, son of her cousin and enemy Mary Queen of Scots, became her successor in 1603. He was James I of England.
James's political accomplishments as King are few. Most agree that
he was a success in Scotland but a partial failure inEngland.
However, he consistently strove for peace both at home and abroad,
with varying success, but was determined never to go to war if it
could be helped.
James I's impact on English literature is considerable, not least
because of his encouragement of and participation in the
translation of the Bible into English (1611), the translation that
many people still consider the best, and which bears his name, the King James Bible.
King James died in 1625.
