Henry VIII

• The Treasons Act (1534) allowed the King to execute anyone who opposed him or spoke against him
• Henry's marriage to Catherine was annulled, allowing him to marry Anne Boleyn
• The Act of Restraint of Appeals (1534) made the king supreme head of the church in England
• Anne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
• Henry's marriage to Catherine was annulled on the grounds that she had been married to his brother, Arthur.
• Jane Seymour was the third wife of Henry VIII and the only one to provide him with a male heir, Edward VI.
• Catherine of Aragon was Henry VIII's first wife and the mother of Queen Mary I.
• The Act of Supremacy (1534) declared Henry as the Supreme Head of the Church of England.
• The Act of Restraint of Appeals (1534) stated that no foreign court could hear appeals from England without permission from Parliament or the King.
• In 1529, Henry's chief minister was Cardinal Wolsey
• Henry wanted an annulment from Catherine so he could marry Anne Boleyn
• Anne gave birth to Elizabeth on September 7th 1533
• Catherine refused to accept that her marriage had been invalidated by the Pope
• Catherine died at Kimbolton Castle on January 28th 1536
• In May 1536, Anne was accused of adultery with four men including her brother George
• Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of Henry VIII and the mother of Mary I.
• Thomas Cromwell was an influential advisor to Henry VIII during his reign as King of England.
• Cardinal Wolsey served as Lord Chancellor under Henry VII and played a significant role in English politics during this time.
• Thomas Cromwell was an English statesman and chief minister under Henry VIII during the early years of the English Reformation.
• Cardinal Wolsey was a powerful advisor to Henry VIII and played a key role in the dissolution of monasteries.
• Catherine refused to accept the annulment and was imprisoned in the Tower of London until her death in 1536.
• Anne Boleyn became queen but faced accusations of adultery and treason, leading to her execution in 1536.
• Catherine Howard was accused of adultery and executed by beheading at the age of 20.
• Henry remarried Jane Seymour, who gave birth to Edward VI.
• Katheryn Parr was the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII, marrying him when he was already ill from syphilis.
• Henry's marriage to Catherine was annulled due to her failure to produce a son and her previous marriage to Arthur.
• The Dissolution of the Monasteries began in 1536 and resulted in the closure of monasteries and the confiscation of their lands by the Crown.
• Thomas Cromwell played an important role as chief minister during Henry's reign, but fell out of favor due to accusations of treason and was executed.
• Henry's marriage to Jane Seymour ended when she died shortly after giving birth to their son, Edward VI.
• Thomas Cromwell played a significant role in advising Henry VIII during this period.
• The Treasons Act (1534) made it treasonous to deny the royal supremacy over the church.
• The Pilgrimage of Grace was an uprising against Henry's religious reforms in 1537.
• Anne Boleyn was accused of adultery, treason, and incest and executed at the Tower of London.
• The Six Articles (1539) reaffirmed traditional Catholic beliefs such as transubstantiation and confession.
• The Submission of the Clergy (1532) allowed clerics to swear allegiance to the king instead of the Pope.
• Anne Boleyn was executed by beheading at the Tower of London in May 1536
• Thomas Cromwell became Henry's chief minister in 1530
• Cardinal Wolsey failed to get the Pope to grant an annulment
• Thomas Cranmer became Archbishop of Canterbury in June 1533
• Norfolk was arrested and tried for treason in June 1546