King Henry VII (1485 – 1509)
- defeated King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth (that ended the War of Roses);
- he kept England peaceful, and saved a lot of money for the country’s treasury;
King Henry VIII (1509 – 1547)
- spent a lot of money away (liked hunting, jousting, singing, music, dancing, sports etc.);
- had 6 wives (divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived);
- had 3 legitimate children (Mary, Elizabeth, Edward);
- built a strong navy;
- founded the Church of England (Anglican Church of protestants)
King Edward VI (1547 – 1553)
- was a boy king, he reigned under the protection of his uncle, the Duke of Somerset;
- never married, no children; usually ill, died at the age of 15;
Lady Jane Grey
- after Edward’s death she was named the next in the line to the throne because she was a protestant à Henry VIII’s daughter Mary rode to London with her followers, put Jane in prison and executed her
Queen Mary I (1553 – 1558)
- a Roman Catholic and forced to make English people Roman Catholic again;
- married to King Philip of Spain;
- a very unpopular monarch;
- nicknamed Bloody Mary because she murdered many people who were mainly protestants and against her will
Queen Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603)
- after Mary’s death she came to the throne and made England protestant again;
- made Britain an empire when the British discovered a lot of new lands;
- wore white make-up to hide the scars left by smallpox;
- called to be the most powerful monarch because she was very strict;
- the ‘Virgin Queen’- never married, no children;
- she named her nephew, King James VI of Scotland (a Stuart) as her heir to the English throne –> he became King James I of ENG (and WAL, SCO)
GREAT BRITANNIA 