Henry VII
Become king in 1485
Henry VIII's father
end of the middle ages, beginning of the modern ages
He
Create a new symbol, putting together red and white rose
tried to unify the nation
introduced high taxes
tried to strengthen the power of the crown
organised a marriage between Arthur and Catherine of Aragon to have an alleance between England and Spain
Henry VIII
Was born in 1491, died in 1547
Was called "Golden Prince" for his education
In 1521 was named "Defend of Faith" for his difending treatise for the Sacraments
Marriade some women to have a son, but all his wives, exept the last, gave him daughters
Want to broke with the Church and create a new church
1534, with the Act of Supremacy broke up with the Church of Rome and declared himself the supreme head of the English church. The king or the queen of England bring with him/her this title
Mery I
Became queen in 1553
She is Cattholic
Not a good queen, she was called "Bloody Mary"
killed every one is opposite to her religion
Married Philip II, spanish king, but this marriage is not popolar
Some protestant were able to leave England and protestant reformation started.
Died in 1558
were born the Puritans
Elizabeth I
Deserted by her housband, without an heir
When she died in the county were born some religions
Become queen at 25 years, in 1558
Died in 1603
Was a protestant queen
Was born in 1533
Daughter of Anne Boleyne and King Henry VIII
Her mother died when she was only 2
She can speaking 7 lenguages fluently
Virgin queen
declined marriage
wanted to focus on her country and on the people of the country
Her period was the golden age
grow of the commerc and of the country
the colony of Virgiania was called in this way for the queen
in her reign there was stability
Queen of England, French and Ireland
Manteined cattholic symbols like the curcifix
1588, Spanish armada attacked England but England won
The majority of her reign was anti-cattholic and anti-spanish
Lively and strong personality
she said that she was marriade to her people
England in a commercial and sea power
she encoragged pirates agains Spanish