The TudorsThe Tudors

Who were they?

What did they do?

When were they around?

Why were they important?

Anne Boleyn

William Shakespeare

Henry VIII

Elizabeth I

Tudor timelineTudor timeline

14851485Battle of BosworthBattle of BosworthHenry VII becomes Henry VII becomes

King of EnglandKing of England

1492-981492-98The ‘Age of The ‘Age of

Discovery’ begins: Discovery’ begins: John Cabot leads John Cabot leads

the waythe way

15091509Henry VII dies, Henry Henry VII dies, Henry VIII becomes the new VIII becomes the new

KingKing

15471547Edward VI Edward VI

becomes king at becomes king at the age of 9, but the age of 9, but

dies suddenly at 16dies suddenly at 16

15531553Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey

was Queen for only was Queen for only 9 days – the 9 days – the

shortest reign evershortest reign ever

1485 15601525

15531553Mary I becomes Mary I becomes

Queen and is Queen and is quickly known as quickly known as

‘Bloody Mary’‘Bloody Mary’

15581558Elizabeth I Elizabeth I

becomes Queen. becomes Queen. Under her reign Under her reign

England becomes England becomes very powerfulvery powerful

15881588The Spanish The Spanish Armada are Armada are

defeated by Drakedefeated by Drake

16031603Elizabeth I, the last Elizabeth I, the last of the Tudors, dies. of the Tudors, dies.

King James of King James of Scotland takes over Scotland takes over

EnglandEngland

1570-771570-77Drake discovers Drake discovers the West Indies the West Indies

and then sails right and then sails right around the globearound the globe

15911591William William

Shakespeare’s first Shakespeare’s first play was performedplay was performed

15341534Henry creates the Henry creates the Church of England Church of England

so he can get so he can get divorced. He divorced. He

ended up marrying ended up marrying 6 times6 times

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The Battle of BosworthThe Battle of Bosworth Henry VII becomes KingHenry VII becomes King

• The battle was fought between the armies of Richard III and Henry VII, who were distant relatives

• It was called the ‘War of the Roses’ because each side of the family was represented by a different coloured rose

• Richard’s army was larger but was nonetheless beaten

• Henry was crowned King after winning the battle

• His name was Henry Tudor and thus he was the first ‘Tudor’ King

• He bought peace to England after 85 years of civil war

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The ‘Age of Discovery’The ‘Age of Discovery’

• Other countries like France and Spain were exploring the globe and becoming rich doing so

• John Cabot left in 1497 and was trying to find a shorter route to Asia. Unfortunately America was in the way!

• He returned home to a hero’s welcome

• England’s colonisation of large parts of the globe began

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Henry VIII creates the Church of EnglandHenry VIII creates the Church of England

• Henry’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, did not bear him a son

• After 20 years, he wanted to get a divorce, which was not permitted by the Catholic Church

• He told Cardinal Wolsey to ask the Pope for special permission, but he was refused

• Henry used this as a reason to create the ‘Church of England’, with himself as the ‘Supreme Head’

• His first act was to divorce Catherine of Aragon

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Henry and his six wivesHenry and his six wives

• Having divorced Catherine of Aragon, Henry quickly married Anne Boleyn, but had her beheaded at the Tower of London

• His third wife, Jane Seymour, finally bore him a son, but died a few days later. Henry was heartbroken

• Katherine Howard was accused of adultery and beheaded

• When he died at the age of 55 in 1547 he was married to Katherine Parr

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‘Bloody Mary’‘Bloody Mary’

• Mary became Queen having overseen the execution of Lady Jane Grey

• She was a staunch Catholic and set about making England Catholic once again

• She is called ‘Bloody Mary’ because of how she dealt with those who would not return to the Catholic Church

• She made examples of many people by burning them in public

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The Virgin QueenThe Virgin Queen

• Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn and was only 25 when she came to the throne

• She immediately reinstalled the Church of England to power

• She was determined to increase England’s power and strongly supported explorers like Drake and Raleigh in their efforts to increase England’s wealth

• She was successful and England became the most powerful nation in the world

• She swore never to marry and was hence known as the Virgin Queen

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Defeating the Spanish ArmadaDefeating the Spanish Armada

• Phillip II, King of Spain, wanted England to be a Catholic country again so decided to invade

• He sent 131 ships with 33,000 soldiers, to attack England’s shores

• Sir Francis Drake was made the head of the Navy and told by Elizabeth I, despite having only half their strength, to keep the Armada at bay

• He was successful for two reasons:1. He was a great tactician and

out-thought his enemy2. The Northerly winds did not

help the Spanish and pushed them into the English ships

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