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    Throughout the history of England monarchs, there have been numerous great rulers. The Tudor Dynasty of England started in 1485 with the first Tudor monarch Henry VII. The line continued with Henry VIII, the Edward VI, the Mary I, and finally Elizabeth I who died without an heir ending the Tudor dynasty. Under the Tudor rule, England had become more economically healthier, more expansive, and more optimistic than ever before. Between 1490-1500 at the end of the Renaissance, Europe was stable. Columbus

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    King Henry VIII was born on the 28th of June 1491 in Greenwich. He was the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York and had three siblings; Arthur, Margaret and Mary. At the age of 17, Henry married Catherine (his brother’s widow) and they were crowned King and Queen of England in Westminster Abbey. In 1516, Queen Catherine gave birth to King Henry’s first child, Princess Mary. But Henry was mad because he wanted a male heir. By the time Catherine was 42 and unable to have a child he

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    How successful was Henry VII in dealing with challenges to his royal authority in the years 1489 to 1499? Between the years 1489 and 1499, Henry received three main threats to his royal authority: the Yorkshire Rebellion in 1489; the pretender, Perkin Warbeck (from 1491 to 1499); and the Cornish uprising in 1497. All of these threats were quelled successfully; however each one presented problems to Henry and highlighted his instability on the throne. I believe that Henry dealt with the challenges

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    information that has been hidden for years . The Tudor family had many great leaders. The first person to rule the Tudor Dynasty was Henry Vii. The Tudor Dynasty was a royal house of Welsh origin, descended from the male line from the Tudors of Penmynydd which ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms from 1485-1603. Its first monarch was Henry Vii. The Tudor family rose to power in the wake of the War of Roses. Furthermore, the Tudor family was protestant.

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    History 111 A 10/13/17 King Henry VIII Essay King Henry VII: Crazy or Not Henry Tudor, the son of Henry VII and Elizabeth York, was born on June 28, 1491, England. King Henry only had three siblings: Arthur, Margaret and Mary. His brother Arthur was the oldest, therefore making him heir to the throne. In 1502, Prince Arthur married Catherine of Aragon. After less than four months of marriage, Arthur died at the age of 15, leaving Henry to take on the throne. Henry was just a young boy, when

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    of monasteries. During this time, they also encountered problems, which were the main cause for the rebellion, the issue of religion. The Tudors did not experience problems with economy and social resentment during their early years because Henry VII and Henry VIII kept the nobility in control by limiting their powers and their lands. Meanwhile, Mary was not able to encounter this problem because she focused on the problems with religion. Elizabeth saw no threat with problems with enclosure because

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    Reformation occurs during the Renaissance era officially beginning with Henry VIII breaking from the Catholic Church in Rome. The country’s religion sways back and forth from Catholicism and Protestantism due to the reigns of Henry’s legitimate children: Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. In 1485, Henry VII became the King of England when he killed King Richard III in battle. Henry VII had two legitimate sons named Arthur and Henry to inherit the throne when he dies. Arthur married at the age of nine

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    society did what the higher ranked noblemen and earls said. The highest ranks were governed by the Monarch. Henry VII ordered

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    son of Henry VII, making her Princess of Whales. Five months later, Prince Arthur died, leaving Catherine a widow. However, when Henry VII died and his son, Henry VIII, took the throne, Catherine married the new king of England and became the Queen of England. The people of England gladly accepted their new queen. Unfortunately, Catherine’s inability to produce a son made Henry VIII frustrated, and he secretly married Anne Boleyn. The Archbishop of Canterbury declared Catherine and Henry VIII’s marriage

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    Edward IV died in 1483 and his son, Edward V, was the designated heir. Richard was named protector by Edward IV before he died but this did not sit well with the Queen whom, with the help of her supporters, removed Richard from this position of power. However, not all of Edward’s old councilors agreed with the Queen and helped Richard make sure that he was named protector. Richard then pledged allegiance to Edward V (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2016). However, one month after Edward VI’s death Edward

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