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Education Faculty
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Irma Mesiridze
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The century of Tudor
rule
1485-1603

Glorious Times of
the Tudor age
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The century of Tudor
rule
1485-1603

Glorious Times of
the Tudor age
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The century of Tudor
rule
1485-1603

Glorious Times of
the Tudor age
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The century of Tudor
rule
1485-1603
Less Glorious
Times of the Tudor
age
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The century of Tudor
rule
1485-1603
Less Glorious
Times of the Tudor
age
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The new monarchy

Henry VII
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The new monarchy

Henry VII
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The new monarchy

Henry VII
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The new monarchy

Henry VII
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The new monarchy

Henry VIII
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The Reformation

Henry VIII
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state

The Reformation
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The new monarchy
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The new monarchy
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The Reformation

Henry VIII
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The Protestant – Catholic
Struggle

During Edward VI reign

The new nobility created by the Tudors were

mostly protestant reformers and wanted
England to become truly protestant in order
to maintain their lands.
Most English people still believed in
Catholic religion.
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The Protestant – Catholic
Struggle

During Edward VI reign

In 1552 a new prayer book was introduced

to make sure that churches followed the new
Protestant religion.
But in some places it turned into trouble
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The Protestant – Catholic
Struggle
Mary took the throne after
Edward died, aged sixteen, in 1553

For political, religious and family reasons,

Mary chose to marry King Philip of Spain,
which was unfortunate choice. People
disliked her marriage but parliament agreed
to accept Philip as the king only during
Mary’s lifetime
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The Protestant – Catholic
Struggle
Mary took the throne after
Edward died, aged sixteen, in 1553

During Mary’s five year reign many

protestants were burnt.
Only the knowledge that she was dying
prevented the popular rebellion.
Mary died in 1558
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The Protestant – Catholic
Struggle

Elizabeth I

Unlike Mary, she was more protestant.

Elizabeth wanted to find agreement between
those two religious directions an d in 1559
Protestantism became closer to the Catholic
religion.
Elizabeth made the Church part of the state
machine.
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The Protestant – Catholic
Struggle

Elizabeth I

During her reign people were forced to go to

the church on Sundays and if they didn’t do this
they were fined.
Elizabeth arranged sermons to be used in
churches. This book taught people that rebellion
against the Crown was a sin against God.
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The Protestant – Catholic
Struggle

Elizabeth I

Both the French and Spanish Kings wanted to

marry Elizabeth and join England to their own
country. But the example of Mary’s unfortunate
marriage made Elizabeth to avoid the marriage.
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The Protestant – Catholic
Struggle

Elizabeth I

Catholic nobles wanted to replace Elizabeth by

the queen of Scotland who was catholic.

Mary was close relative to Elizabeth and when

she escaped from rebelled Scottish nobles,
Elizabeth kept her in England almost as
prisoner.
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The Protestant – Catholic
Struggle

Elizabeth I

Soon Elizabeth became aware that some nobles

wanted Mary to become the queen of England.

First she kept Mary as a prisoner but when

Mary announced Philip, king of Spain as her
heir, and Philip started invading England,
Elizabeth executed Mary.
Lecture 11 The Tudors
The Birth of the nation state
The Protestant – Catholic
Struggle

Elizabeth I

The Catholic plots and invasions made English

people believe by 1585 that to be a Catholic
was to be an enemy to England and the hatred
of everything being Catholic became an
important political force.
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Education Faculty
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Irma Mesiridze