1、House of Tudor都铎王朝都铎王朝1485-1603an English royal dynasty of Welsh origin,which gave five sovereigns to EnglandHouse of TudornHenry VIInHenry VIIInEdward VInMary nElizabeth IHenry VIIArthurHenry VIIIEdward VIMary Elizabeth nIn 1485,Henry VII(1485-1509),who belonged to the Lancaster family,came to the
2、throne&founded the Tudor dynasty.He was a very strong king and married the daughter of Yorks family,completed the self-destruction of nobles as a ruling classHenry VIIInHenry VIII(1509-1547),a learned king,a lover of music&fine arts.He brought the Renaissance into England.He had tremendous influence
3、 upon the thinking of the time.Henry VIIInDeclared himself Supreme Head of the Church of England by the Act of SupremacynAll the religious institutions were seized and their possession were confiscated by crownnEnglish language became the language for religious officesnChanges made without violenceH
4、enry VIIInCatherinenAnne BoleynnJane SeymournAnne of Cleves nKatherine Howard nKatherine ParrHe is remembered for his wild life style,his cruel attitude,and of course his six wives Henry VIIInCatherine:Princess of Spain:Mary:23years marriage without a son(reason for divorce)nAnne Boleyn:Elizabeth:tr
5、eason,adultery,nJane Seymour:Edward:died of sicknessnAnne:a German princess of the ruling house of Cleves:form an alliance with Protestant GermanynKatherine Howard:treasonnKatherine parr:outlived HenryCatherine was the daughter of the King of Spain and widow of Henry VIII elder brother.She gave Henr
6、y a daughter Mary，but all her sons died at birth.Henry badly needed a son.He began to feel that God had not approved of his marriage and Pope had been wrong to allow it In seven years,The Church Council accepted Henry as its headArchbishop Cranmer declared that his marriage to Catherine was unlawful
7、Jane Seymour,the 3rd Queen,was quite different from the first two Queens.She was quiet and careful.Within 24 hours of Anne Boleyns execution,Jane Seymour and Henry VIII were formally betrothed.she died after she gave birth to Edward,who later became the King of England and died before his 16th birth
8、day.Henry felt her to be his first true wife,gave birth to his long hoped son.In the end,she would be the only one of Henrys six wives to be buried with him Catherine Parr,the 6th Queen,was a nurse and Henry was her 3rd husband.Henry married her simply because he needed someone to take care of him a
9、nd talk to as he was very old.Katherine was well educated and had a life-long passion for learning.She was fluent in French,Latin and Italian and began learning Spanish when she was Queen.Mary TudornBloody MaryMarynMarried Spanish king Philip II nRe-established Catholicism nIn 4 years burned about 3
10、00 protestants nDied childlessn“Supreme Governor”of the churchnHer policy was moderationnCatholic were not to be driven out of the ChurchQueen ElizabethQueen ElizabethnProtestantism nWealth power and prestigenNavy defeated Spanish ArmadanSailors circumnavigated the worldnMerchants were prosperous and common people enjoyed their lifenGreat achievements in literature
