Henry VII and Henry VIII

THE RETURN OF LANCASTER

Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond

The Lancastrian Heir

Mom was the granddaughter of John of

Gaunt

Battle of Bosworth Field

Henry claims victory

Henry VII

HENRY VII AND

THE TUDOR ROSE

THE TUDORS

Ended the Middle Ages

Feudal System No More

Nobles had weakened themselves

5 Tudor Kings Exercise more control than ever

before

Not always popular (some detested)

None murdered or deposed though…

Religious Persecution Begins Catholics vs. Protestants

HENRY TUDOR’S PAST Video – King Henry VII

Henry’s Youth

Exile and danger

Determined never to go back!

Poor upbringing

Policies As King

Statecraft and Fiscal Policy

Rather than war to defeat

enemies

Monetary Policies

Poor upbringing taught him the value of money

By his death, England was out of debt

Lots of extra money in the treasury

Extremely Generous

Some considered him mean

Actions prove otherwise

Lots of money to the Church, helped the sick and poor,

patronized (supported) printers, and brought French

and Italian scholars to England to teach

NEW ECONOMICS

The Rebirth of the Arts

Architecture, literature,

theatre, and music

Printing press

William Shakespeare

English Nationalism

Proud to be English!

Discovery and

exploration – Henry VII

sponsors!

THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE

DYANSTIC MARRIAGESArthur and Catherine of Aragon

DYANSTIC MARRIAGESHenry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

DYANSTIC MARRIAGESMargaret Tudor and James IV of Scotland

Dynastic MarriagesMary Tudor and Louis XII of France

HENRY VIII The Early Years

Private enterprise

Leaves government to…

Cardinal Wolsey

Catholic cardinal and

Chancellor of England

Leads for Henry VIII for 20

years

Leads with skill – Prosperous

England!

HENRY THROUGH THE AGES

At First…Tall, handsome, and fair

complexion

Spoke several languages

Author, composer, musician

Adept at dancing, hunting, womanizing, and sports

Very Skilled and Well Trained!

HENRY THROUGH THE AGES At Last…Grossly overweight Moved by cranes and other

inventions

Riddled with disease Covered in pus-filled wounds

and bed sores

Cruel and tyrannical streaks At least 50,000 families,

including those of two of his wives, mourned the death of someone in their family at the hand of Henry.

DESCRIPTIONS OF HENRY VIII Henry is very religious. He hears three masses daily when he

hunts and sometimes five on other days.

Henry was England’s most tireless horseman, foremost wrestler and a first class archer.

He is very talented: a good musician who composes well. He speaks good French, Latin and Spanish.

He is fond of hunting, and never takes his sport without tiring eight or ten horses.

Henry VIII was so fat that three men had to haul him out of bed in the morning. His legs had oozing scabs on them. He was almost bald.

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THE REFORMATION

Martin Luther

95 Theses

Protestants

Henry VIII Comes

to the Defense!

Fidei Defensor –

“Defender of the

Faith”

Not for long…