The tudors

• Henry VII:

  • Reigned for 24 years between 1485-1509
  • Devout Catholic
  • Founder of the Tudors
  • Died in 1509
• Henry VIII:

  • Reigned from 1509-1547
  • Initially Catholic but changed to Protestant
  • Had 6 wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Katherine Parr
  • Had 3 children: Mary, Elizabeth, and Edward VI
  • Died in 1547 at age 55
• Edward VI:

  • Reigned from 1547-1553
  • Crowned king at age nine
  • Was a Protestant
  • Died at age 15
• Lady Jane Grey:

  • Reigned for 9 days
  • Was a Protestant
  • Sentenced to death and beheaded in 1554
• Mary I:

  • Reigned from 1553-1558
  • Catholic
  • Known as Bloody Mary
  • Executed 300 people for not converting to Catholicism
  • Died in 1558 at age 55
• Elizabeth I:

  • Reigned for 45 years
  • Became queen in 1558
  • Protestant
  • Never married or had children
  • Died in 1603
• Jane Seymour


  Henry's third wife, gave birth to Edward VI, died after childbirth (1537)
• Catherine Parr


  Henry's sixth and final wife, survived Henry, known for kindness and nursing skills (1547)