Tudor Monarchs
By Poppy Martin- Williams
Contents
1. HENRY VII
2. HENRY VIII
3. LADY JANEGREY
HENRY VII
Henry the 7th was father of Henry the 8th . He
was the 1st of the Tudor monarchs and battled
through one of the most famous Tudor
battles- the war of the roses.
His claim to the English throne was feeble
at best. His father was Edmund Tudor, a
Welshman of Welsh royal lineage, but that
was not important as far as his claim to the
English throne went. What was important
was his heritage through his mother,
Margaret Beaufort, a descendant of Edward
III. This descent from Edward was through
his third son, John of Gaunt. John's third
wife, Katherine Swynford had several
children with his mistress before he
married her. The children may have been
descendants to Edward III, but were barred
from succession, they had been born out of
wedlock. Margaret Beaufort was one of
those children born before the marriage of
John and Katherine. So Henry claimed the
throne.
Born: 28 January 1457
Pembroke Castle, Wales
Coronation: 30 October
1485
Westminster Abbey
Died: 21 April 1509
Richmond Palace
Henry VII
Buried: 11 May 1509
Westminster Abbey
HENRY VIII
Henry VII is probably the most
famous Tudor monarch of them all,
with his seven wives and love for
beheading; he knocks them all of top
spot.
The Young King
Shortly after becoming king, Henry VIII took
Catherine of Aragon as his bride on 11 June
1509. He inherited 1.5 million pounds from his
father and succeeded in the first peaceful shift
of power after the Wars of the Roses. Henry
brought a youth and energy to the Court that
had long been lacking and Henry dreamed of
glory beyond the hunt and joust.
Catherine of Aragon gave birth to their first
child, a son named Henry after his father, in
January 1511. The child died two months later,
and was destined to be the first of many
unhappy births the couple would suffer. Henry
consoled himself by going to war against
France, hoping to compete with his ancestors
Edward III and Henry V.
Before The
Beheading
Henry Tudor, named after his
father, Henry VII, was born on
June 28, 1491 in Greenwich
Palace, his mother: Elizabeth of
York. Since he was the second
son, and not expected to
become king, we know little of
his childhood until the death of
his older brother Arthur, Prince
of Wales. We know that Henry
attended the wedding
celebrations of Arthur and his
bride, Catherine of Aragon, in
November 1501 when he was
10 years old.
Born: 28 June 1491
Greenwich Palace
Coronation: 24 June 1509
Westminster Abbey
Henr y
V
Died: 28 January 1547
Whitehall Palace
III
Buried: 16 February 1547
St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Lady Jane- Grey
Jane grey was possibly the
shortest reigning queen of
England, she was only for 9
The true tragedy of Janedays!
Grey is that her death
was not a fault of her own, but of the unfortunate
fact of her heritage and of her religion. She most
likely never really wanted to be Queen, but it was
not something that was under her control. Her
ambitious parents (Frances Brandon and Henry
Grey), along with John Dudley, father of her
husband, Guilford Dudley, wanted to keep a
Protestant monarch on the throne if Edward were
to die without an heir and to have that monarch
under their thumbs. The best way to do that was
to make their own children King and Queen.
Four days after Edward's death on July 6, 1553,
Jane was proclaimed Queen of England. However,
Mary, who was the rightful heir to the throne
according to Henry VIII's will, was gathering
support in Suffolk. She and her followers rode into
London nine days later and imprisoned Jane and
her supporters. Mary was the next Queen of
England.
Born: 1537
Not sure
Proclaimed Queen: 10
July 1553
Executed: 12 February
1554
The Tower of London
Lady Jane- Grey
Buried: 12 February
1554
Chapel of St. Peter
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