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THE TUDORS DYNASTY The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor was a royal house of Welsh origin .
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THE TUDORS DYNASTY TheTudor dynasty or House of Tudor was a royal house of Welsh origin. Its first monarch was Henry VII, a descendant through his mother of a legitimised branch of the English royal House of Lancaster. The Tudor family rose to power in the wake of the Wars of the Roses, which left the House of Lancaster, to which the Tudors were aligned, extinct.
Henry VII (1485-1509) Hebecomekingbefore the war of the roses. Beforehisarrivedthereis the obscureage. Strengthened the monarchyand heturned England into a modern state. Hereiforcing England’s trading position and hefounded the English navalpowerforincreased spendingon shipbuilding. So englandhaditsownmerchant fleet and extendeditsmilitarypower
Henry VIII(1509-1547) Hewas the second son of Henry VII. Hewasverypopular and hewascalledgoldenprince. HemarriedChaterineofAragonwho bore him a daughter: Mary I. Heasked the pope todivorsetomarry Anne Boleyn. Forthisreasonhecreated a newreligion. But the Irelandremained a catholiccountry (begin Irish Question). Anne BoleyngavehimElizabeth, and Forthisshewasmurdered. Henry wenttohavefoure more wibes and one son, Edward.
Mary I (1553-1558) Shewas the daughterof Henry VIII. She don’t abandoncatholicfaith. Shemarried Philip ofSpain. ShewascalledBloody Mary because Shewasnot interest to public opinion. Diedwithoutanhier.
EdwardVI(1547-1553) Heis the son of Henry VIII and hebecomeking at ageofnineyearsold. Hemadeprotestantdoctrine. Hebuiltschoolsreplaced the old Latin with the book ofcommon player.
Elizabeth I(1558-1603) Shewas the daughterof Anne Boleyn. Shehad a strong personalityand passionatecharacter. Sherecivedanexcellenteducation, Infactshespoke: French, German, Spanish and Italian. Shewasunmarried, infactshebecome “Vingin Queen”, becauseshedidn’t wantto share herpower withanybody. Sheexpanded the exploration out sea. She sent pirats and becomerich.
Shedefeated the Spanisharmada. Theywerepowerful in the world, thank the clime England win the war betweenSpain and England laid the basisofEngland Empire, caracteringofseven companies. Shewasvery strong and whenshedyingshedidn’t wanttolay down. The forheadsoaciousit’s a symbolofintelligent. At herdie, the Tudor dynasty survived only in the female line, and the House of Stuart occupied the English throne for most of the following century.