INFORMATION MAGIC 1.2 Tudors 1 RM Information about Important Tudors $$$ False 05 July 2000 Thursday, November 13, 2003 40 8 Name -1 50 0 0 0 $$$ Date of Birth -1 20 0 0 0 $$$ Date of Death -1 20 0 0 0 $$$ How died(if known) -1 50 0 0 0 $$$ Family/Relations -1 50 0 0 0 $$$ Interesting facts -1 50 0 0 0 $$$ Interesting facts 1 -1 50 0 0 0 $$$ Interesting facts 2 -1 50 0 0 0 $$$ 1 Henry VII (Tudor ) 1457 1509 Old age Husband of Elizabeth of York Henry VII was the first Tudor king Henry ruled England for 24 years He only called parliament 7 times 2 Henry VIII 1491 1547 Old age Married six times 2 wives divorced, 2 beheaded, 1 died, 1 survived Pope awarded him the title "Defender of the Faith" He separated Church of England from Roman Catholic 3 Catherine Aragon 1485 1536 Not known Wife of Arthur and then Henry VIII Catherine has six children but only Mary survived Henry wanted an annulment but the Pope said no This caused a split with the Roman Catholic Church 4 Anne Boleyn 1507 1536 Beheaded 19th May 1536 Wife of Henry VIII Anne had a daughter called Elizabeth (Elizabeth I) Anne was Henry VIII's second wife She was executed for adultery and incest 5 Jane Seymour 1509 1537 12 days after childbirth Wife of Henry VIII (1536) Was the only wife to give Henry a son (Edward VI) Jane was never crowned as queen She's the only one of his wives to share his grave 6 Anne of Cleves 1509 1537 Not known Wife of Henry VIII (1540) Henry divorced Anne after just 6 weeks of marriage Anne remained friends with Henry until his death She was buried with all due honour at Westminster 7 Catherine Howard 1521 1542 Beheaded 13th Feb 1542 Wife of Henry VIII (28th July, 1540) Catherine was Anne Boleyn's cousin She was just 18 when she became queen Catherine was beheaded in the Tower of London 8 Catherine Parr 1512 1548 Died 7 days after childbirth Wife of Henry VIII (1543) She managed to soothe the king's temper Katherine brought Henry's family closer together She re-married after Henry's death 9 Edward VI 1537 1553 Consumption Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour He was made king at just 9 years old His reign was beset with problems from the onset He died when he was 16 having not married 10 Mary I 1516 1558 Not known Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon Known as Bloody Mary due to increasing executions She married Prince Philip of Spain Mary reigned from 1553 to 1558 11 Elizabeth I 1553 1603 Old age Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn In 1588, her ships defeated the Spanish Armada Period of the late 16th century is named after her Signed the death warrant of Mary, Queen of Scots 12 Lady Jane Grey 1537 1554 Beheaded Wife of Guildford Dudley Lady Jane Grey was queen for 9 days She was contested by Mary I and accused of treason Both her and her husband were beheaded 13 Mary Queen of Scots 1542 1567 Beheaded Married 3 times 1558,1565 and 1567 She became Queen of Scotland aged 6 days Mary's son was James VI of Scotland Spent 18 years in prison before her execution 14 Thomas Wolsey 1475 1530 Old age Son of a butcher of Ipswich He was a cardinal and statesman of great authority Failed to annul Henry VIII's first marriage Was arrested in 1530 for treason 15 Sir Walter Raleigh 1552 1618 Executed for treason and heresy Married Lady Throgmorton Raleigh is famous as an adventurer and explorer He introduced the potato as a suitable crop Raleigh attempted the cultivation of tobacco 16 Sir Francis Drake 1541 1596 Died at sea from a fever Husband of Mary Newman Drake is one of the greatest English sea-captains Considered a hero in fighting the Armada He was the first Englishman to sail the world 17 William Shakespeare 1564 1616 Died from a chill Husband of Anne Hathaway He is considered the world's greatest dramatist Plays include King Lear, Macbeth and many more Shakespeare was from Stratford-upon-Avon 18 Sir Thomas More 1478 1535 Beheaded Married twice, 1504 and 1511 More was a monk, a lawyer and an academic He became Speaker of the House of Commons in 1523 He was found guilty of treason and killed in 1535 19 Martin Luther 1483 1546 Heart failure Parents were Hans and Margaretta Luther He became an Augustinian monk in 1505 Is famous for contradicting views on Christianity He was persecuted for his controversial beliefs 20 Thomas Cromwell 1485 1540 Executed Not known He was an ideal statesman for Tudor England Cromwell was executed on the count of treason Henry VIII greatly missed him following his death 21 Charles Brandon 1483 1545 Not known Married twice Brandon was Henry VIII's closest friend He secretly married Henry VIII's sister, Mary The two remained friends until Brandon's death 22 Sir John Harington 1561 1612 Not known Godson of Queen Elizabeth In 1596 he invented the water closet The invention, however, was not successful Why today a toilet is sometimes called a "john" 23 James III 1452 1488 Murdered Married Margaret of Denmark James III was king of Scotland from 1460 to 1488 He was a weak monarch, failing to impress nobility He became king aged just 8 years old 24 James IV 1473 1513 Killed while fighting on foot Married Henry VII's eldest daughter, Margaret Was king of Scotland from 1488 to 1513 He was an energetic and popular ruler He became king when he was 15 years old 25 James V 1513 1542 Grief His uncle was Henry VIII He was only 17 months old when he was made king A cruel king, he instituted terror in Scotland His daughter was Mary, Queen of Scots 26 James VI & I 1566 1625 Old age Married Anne, daughter of Frederick II of Denmark Made James I of England in 1603 He was the most scholarly of the Scottish monarchs When King of England he took his court to London 27 John Cabot 1450 1498 At sea Not known Cabot was an Italian seafarer who came to England He discovered Newfoundland in Canada Henry VI rewarded him with £10 28 Thomas Cranmer 1489 1556 Burned at the stake Not known Was the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury He was adviser to both Henry VIII and Edward VI He put the English Bible in parish churches 29 Elizabeth Barton 1506 1534 Executed for treason Not known She suffered from trances and made prophecies She threatened Henry VIII with dire consequences Barton confessed she had faked prophecies 30 John Fisher 1469 1535 Beheaded Not known English Christian bishop and martyr Opponent of Henry VIII's divorce from first wife Made a saint by Pope Pius XI in 1935 31 Anne Askew 1521 1546 Burned at the stake Not known She is remembered as a Protestant martyr She was forceful, intelligent and strong-minded She was executed in the last days of Henry VIII 32 Sir Thomas Wyatt 1503 1542 Illness Elizabeth Wyatt Wyatt was an English poet and statesman Thought to be Anne Boleyn's lover before marriage He wrote the first sonnets in English 33 Sir John Hawkins 1532 1595 Not known Not known Hawkins was a naval administrator and commander He was the first English slave trader Was also chief architect of the Elizabethan navy 34 Robert Dudley 1532 1588 Not known Husband of Amy Rosbart Dudley had a dashing personality and good looks This made him Elizabeth I's favourite courtier He was suspected of poisoning Amy Robsart 35 Ivan The Terrible 1533 1584 Not known Grandson of Ivan The Great He was a ruthless and paranoid leader He conquered many principalities After his reign, Moscovy was left in ruin 36 Nicolaus Copernicus 1473 1543 Not known Son of Niclas Copernicus He studied at universities in Poland and Italy In 1513 he wrote the Copernican theory Supporters included Galileo Galilei and Newton 37 Galileo Galilei 1564 1642 General ill health From a Florentine family He invented the microscope and built a telescope He discovered the satellites of Jupiter By 1638 he was completely blind 38 Leonardo da Vinci 1452 1519 Not known Son of Vincenzo da Vinci He's one of the greatest geniuses in world history Perhaps most famous for painting the Mona Lisa Leonardo was also a great engineer and inventor 39 Michaelangelo 1475 1564 Not known Not known He completed 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