The Tudors: the birth of the nation state. The new monarchy. The Century of Tudor rule (1485-1603) is often thought of as a most glorious period in English history. Henry VII built the foundations of a wealthy nation state and a powerful monarchy. His son‚ Henry VIII‚ kept a magnificent court‚ and made the Church in England truly English by breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church. Finally‚ his daughter Elizabeth brought glory to the new state by defeating the powerful navy of Spain‚ the
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Catherine traveled to England only to face tragedy when her young husband‚ Arthur died in 1502.Henry VII wanted to marry Catherine to his younger son‚ who would be‚ Henry VIII so that he did not lose the dowry money from Catherine’s parents and to secure some other agreements between the two countries. In the Catholic Church‚ it was forbidden to marry the wife of a deceased brother. A papal dispensation was required for the marriage. It was easily obtained from Pope Julius II. Henry VII died before the
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English renaissance. Queen Elizabeth I had an elaborate family‚ as well as personal life. Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife‚ Anne Boleyn. Anne never produced a legitimate male heir‚ and was executed on accounts of treason early in Elizabeth’s life. After the death of her father in 1547‚ Elizabeth’s half-brother‚
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500 words Europe was dominated by monarchies in the early Modern state‚ especially those lead by King Charles I of Spain‚ Kings Henry IV‚ Louis XII and Louis XIII of France‚ and Kings James I and Charles I of England. Traditionally the monarchs had been able to rely on the power of “Divine Right”. However‚ by the 16th century‚ Martin Luther‚ John Calvin and Henry the VIII‚ among others‚ had fractured the power of the Church. The Church also faced its power rapidly diminishing before new technological
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side. The Pauper hales from Offal Court‚ a crowded slum‚ and the Prince from a spacious palace. Mark Twain describes two central characters as "Prince of Poverty" and Prince of Limitless Plenty" Tom Canty‚ the pauper‚ and Edward Tudor‚ the prince of England are exact doubles. The most crucial scene of the book is obviously when they encounter each other. Edward says "O‚ prithee‚ say no more‚ ’tis glorious! If that I could but clothe me in raiment like thine‚ and strip my feet‚ and revel in the mud once
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England and Spain have had religious differences since Henry VIII changed England into a protestant country as a result of the divorce his first wife‚ Catherine of Aragon. When Henry died his son‚ Edward I‚ was a strong protestant and reinforced the protestant faith in England. When Edward I died at the age of 15‚ his half sister Mary became Queen. She was a strong Catholic‚ and this resulted in England returning to the Catholic religion which resulted in the persecution of non-Catholics. She married
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– offa dies 794 – the first Scandinavian invasion – the Vikings attacked England. Vikings were very mobile people‚ they were sailing along the rivers‚ very clever people‚ DANES VIKINGS NORMANS – three Scandinavian tribes. after 850 – the regular large scale invasions Danelaw – the land which was obtained by the Danes. King Alfred the Great – king of Wessex; modernized the wessex defence and navy: he defended England when the country was invaded by Danes:
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He was born at the Allington Castle‚ which was situated near Maidstone in Kent – although his family was formerly from the city of Yorkshire. Anne Skinner‚ his mother and Henry Wyatt‚ his father‚ had been one of the Privy Councillors of Henry VII‚ and continued to be a trusted as well as reliable counselor while Henry VIII came to the power in the year 1509. During his turn‚ Thomas Wyatt used to follow his father to the court after all his education at the St John’s College‚ in Cambridge. None
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Determined to Undermine During the 16th century Ireland was to be impacted deeply by the sudden change of nobility to Henry the VII’s rule of the people. When looking at why this was important in Irish history you have to understand the historical context of the situation at the time when the Tudors stepped in on Irish rule. Ireland was to be looked at as a submissive power quickly because of the seemingly small fight they had put up to the rules that were attempting to change their country. These
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dominated by the Tudors and they faced threats that would challenge their leadership and elevate the question whether the Tudor monarchs were fit to control and lead the country to prosperity. During this period‚ the Tudors witnessed the rise of Henry VII‚ Henry VIII‚ Edward VI‚ Lady Jane Grey‚ Mary I and Elizabeth I and each had faced many problems that questioned the security and stability of the country under their leadership. Historians such as Geoffrey Elton thought that the reason for the instability
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