The monarchy and the

church
Lytzali Serrano
Alma Soler
The english
renaissance
• During this time there were many
major shiftings of political and
religious views with the constant
rise of new kings and queens.
The tudors
• King henry tudor in 1485 took the throne as Henry VII.

• During Henry VII reign he build up the nations economy

and financed expeditions that established the English
claims in the Americas.
The Tudors

• King Henry VII forms an alliance

with spain after promising his
son Arthur to the Spanish
princess Catherine of Aragon
who later married Arthur’s
brother Henry VIII who became
king of England and husband to
the new queen of England
Catherine of Aragon after
Arthurs death.
The tudors

• King Henry VIII became so

obsessed with having a son that he
wanted to find a way of divorcing
queen Catherine of Aragon after
they had a daughter who later
would become queen Mary.
The protestant reformation
• King Henry VIII became so obsessed with having a son that he wanted
to find a way of divorcing queen Catherine of Aragon after they had a
daughter who later would become queen Mary.
The protestant Reformation
• While England was a catholic empire and allied with the catholic church he could not marry
again. So king Henry VII broke ties with the church and became the religious leader of England
allowing him to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry lady Ane Boleyn.
The protestant reformation
• Henry VIII had a son with another of his six wives who became king
Edward VI. He took the throne at 9 years old and died at 15.
• After the death of Henry VIII son Edward VI his daughter Mary also
daughter of Henrys first wife Catherine of Aragon who became the
first queen regnant of England.
The Protestant
Reformation
• She was known as bloody mary
for persecuting protestant as she
was catholic unlike his father
and the nation at the time. After
Marys death her sister Elizabeth
daughter of Henry VIII second
wife Ane Boleyn she became
one of englands greatest
monarchs.
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