The Tudor Monarchs

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The Tudor Monarchs

• 1485 - 1603

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Henry VII

• Henry Tudors victory over Richard III at the
  Battle of Bosworth
• The end of the War of the Roses

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Henry VII

• Married Elizabeth of York
• Three children
• Arthur
• Margaret
• Henry
• Reigned from 1485 until his death in 1509

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Who was next in line to the throne?

• Arthur should have been next but he died young
• His younger brother, Henry, was next in line
• Arthurs widow, Catherine of Aragon became
  Henrys first wife

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Henry VIII

• He wanted a son and heir to the throne
• He married six times
• Three children
• Mary
• Elizabeth
• Edward

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Edward VI

• In 1547 he became king when he was only nine
  years old
• He reigned with the help of his advisors
• Illness caused him to die after only six years

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Lady Jane Grey

• Great granddaughter of Henry VII
• Edward VI wanted her to be queen
• She was for only nine days

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Mary I

• Unpopular
• Married Prince Phillip of Spain
• No children
• Reigned for five years (1533 to 1558)

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Elizabeth I

• A strong ruler with the courage of her father
• Some people think she was the greatest monarch
• Never married
• She ruled for 45 years

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The end of the Tudor line

• As Elizabeth had no children, the crown passed on
  to the Stewart family
• In 1603 James I became king