1. The Tudors of England
Lesson #6

2. How kings get to be kings
Must be IN the family of kings
Rule by “divine right”
Rule passes from father to son
Some countries let daughters become “king” (monarch)
If no sons or daughters…

3. Divine Right King’s ruled by “DIVINE RIGHT.”
That meat that people believed that God gave the kings
the right to ruler over them.

4. The Tudor monarchs Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI Mary I Elizabeth I
(a monarch is a king OR queen who has all the power)
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I

5. Henry VII He was NOT in line to be king (he was cousins
He fought his cousin, Richard of York in a war called THE WAR OF ROSES
His last name: Tudor
Started the “Tudor line” of kings
He married the _______ to the king he defeated
Had two sons, two daughters
They would all be officially heirs because of his marriage

6. Henry VII All of them will matter a lot after he dies
Henry VII was not very much fun
He preserved power and wealth for his kids
Henry VII had four kids
Two sons
ARTHUR
HENRY
Two daughters
MARGARET
MARY
All of them will matter a lot after he dies

7. TUDOR ENGLISH FAMILY TREE
Henry VII
Elizabeth of York
Margaret
Mary
Jane Seymour
Henry VIII
Arthur
Catherine
of Aragon
ANNE BOLEYN
Edward VI
Elizabeth I
Mary I
(Bloody Mary)

8. Henry VIII Henry VIII was much more “fun” than his dad
He went hunting, and competed against other kings in tournaments
He had lots of girlfriends, too
But, he was OBSESSED with having sons
He died with only one… a sickly young boy
All three of Henry VIII’s kids became kings (monarchs) of England
First Edward
Then “Bloody” Mary
Then Elizabeth “the Virgin Queen
Two versions of Anne Boleyn
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9. EDWARD became king at age 10
He didn’t do much before he died at age 16
His advisors made the Church of England more like Luther’s church
He was too young and too sickly to marry
He had no kids
Who would rule next?!

10. Mary became queen when she was older
She was raised a Catholic
When she became queen, she brought the Catholic Church back
She married Philip of Spain
She killed anyone who protested
Protestants would later called her “BLOODY MARY”
because she killed so many protestants
She died after five years – no kids

11. ELIZABETH … was the only child of Anne Boleyn
But,
became queen and changed the Church back to Protestant
she ruled so that you could be any religion you want
She encouraged trade and culture
She ruled 42 years
4 times as long as Mary and Edward combined
The whole Elizabethan era is named after her

12. Big events during Elizabeth:
Shakespeare and other arts flourished
England became rich from trade
Elizabeth challenged Spain, the mightiest empire, and won!
England established its first colony: VIRGINIA, named after her
She never did get married
She never did have kids

13. Next in line… Elizabeth had no kids
How do you figure out who should be next?...

14. Henry VIII biography…
The Tudors – 45 min