Early Modern England

Coming to America

Tudor Dynasty

• Emerges from War of the Roses• Henry VII

Henry VIII

Wives of Henry VIII

• Catherine of Aragon (marriage annulled; died while detained under guard at Kimbolton Castle)

Wives of Henry VIII

• Anne Boleyn (executed)

Wives of Henry VIII

• Jane Seymour (died days after giving birth, widely believed to be following birth complications)

Wives of Henry VIII

• Anne of Cleves (marriage annulled)

Wives of Henry VIII

• Catherine Howard (executed)

Wives of Henry VIII

• Catherine Parr (widowed).

The English Reformation

• Henry VIII, a devout Catholic, speaks out against Protestant Reformation & Martin Luther.– Assertio Septem Sacramentorum (“Defense of the

Seven Sacraments”)• Fidei Defensor (“Defender of the Faith”)

Henry VIII may have been a devout catholic, but…

The English Reformation

• …he had no male heir.• Pope Julius II initially granted special

dispensation to marry Catherine of Aragon• Pope Clement VII refuses to grant annulment.

The English Reformation

• The Church of England is formed.

Heirs• King Edward VI• Queen Mary I• Queen Elizabeth I

King Edward VI

Queen Mary I

Queen Elizabeth I

Exploration under Elizabeth

• Merchants push for exploration.• Sir Martin Frobisher• Sir Francis Drake• Sir Humphrey Gilbert• Sir Walter Raleigh