I’m Henry VIII I Am.

Early Life• Born on June 28,

1491• Second son of

Henry VII • His brother

Arthur would be King

• Arthur gets married to Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella

• Arthur dies within a few months

• Henry now heir to the throne.

• Catherine swears the marriage had never been consummated

• Pope Julius II issued an annulment.

• Catherine now marries Henry VII

Henry VII Dies• Henry VII dies of

TB in 1509.• Henry is now the

King of England at the age of 17

• Henry was good looking and athletic

• The ladies loved him

The Spanish Cow

• Henry and Catherine are happily married for over 20 years

• Pregnant many times, but only one child survives, Mary

• Problem- no woman has ever held the throne of England

Marital Problems

• Henry starts to believe that Catherine will have no more kids

• His family will lose the throne

• He asks Pope Clement the VII to annul, or set aside, the marriage

• Pope doesn’t want to make Catherine’s cousin, Charles VII mad

• He stalls on the decision

• 1529- Parliament ends the power of the Catholic Church in England

Church Problems• 1533- Henry marries his mistress Anne Boleyn • 1534- Parliament passes the act of Supremacy-

making the English Monarch, not the pope, the head of the Church of England.

• Henry then confiscates Church wealth and land• 1534- Act of Succession- Annulled marriage to

Catherine and made marriage to Anne Boleyn legal.• Elizabeth, his daughter with Anne is legitimate and

Mary is now a bastard• 1535- Henry excommunicated from the Catholic

Church

Anne Boleyn• Maid of honor to Catherine

of Aragon• Rejected Henry’s advances• Marries Henry in 1533• Has a daughter, Elizabeth,

later that year• She cannot have a son.• Charged with treason and

adultery.• Beheaded on May 19, 1536

Jane Seymour• Maid of Honor to Catherine

and Anne Boleyn• She rejected Henry’s

advances• October 1537, gives birth

to Prince Edward• She dies 12 days later from

complications• Henry is sad, but not too

sad• Starts to look for a new

wife

Anne of Cleves• Henry liked her portrait• She thought he was fat and

ugly and ignored him• He then didn’t like her.• Couldn’t get out of marriage• Married on January 6, 1540• She realized her life was in

danger• She agreed to an annulment • Outlived Henry

Catherine Howard• The “rose without a

thorn.”• She had a history of

affairs• Continued her affairs

after she became Queen

• Dec. 1541 her lovers are executed

• She was beheaded in February of 1542

Catherine Parr• Last of Henry’s wives• More of a nurse than a wife.• Helped him reconcile with

his other kids• 1544- Henry amends Act of

Succession• Edward• Edward’s children• Children of Henry and

Catherine Parr• Mary • Elizabeth

Henry Dies• Henry dies on January

28, 1547• Catherine Parr dies

within a year• Edward is now

Edward V, King of England

Edward VI• Becomes King at the age of

9• Dies from TB or poisoning

at the age of 15 in 1553• His Cousin Lady Jane Grey

is given the throne, but people rebel

• Mary is now the Queen

Mary I

• Daughter of Henry and Catherine of Aragon

• Comes to power after her ½ brother dies

• Wants to make England Catholic again

• Known as Bloody Mary• Dies in 1558 from

Ovarian Cancer• Her ½ sister Elizabeth

is next

Elizabeth I• Never got married• Know as the Virgin

Queen or Good Queen Bess

• Reigned for 45 years• Helps calm England

after religious turmoil• Huge patron of the arts• Succeeded by her

cousin James I