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Tudors

Tudor period

1485 - 1603

Monarchs

Catherine of Aragon

1485 - 1536

Henry Tudor invades and defeats Richard III

1485

Henry VII

1485 - 1509

Henry won the throne when he defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of England to win his throne on the field of battle.

Henry and Elizabeth marry Prince Arthur is born.

1486

Margaret Tudor born

1489

Henry VIII born

1491

Charles V of Spain born

1500

Henry VIII

1509 - 1547

Besides his six marriages, Henry VIII is known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church.

battle of flodden

1513 - 1514

Sir John Cheke born

1514

Anne of cleve was born

1515 - 1516

Anne Boleyn married Henry VIII

1533

Catherine of Aragon died

1536

Edward vI

1547 - 1553

Edward's reign was marked by economic problems and social unrest that, in 1549, erupted into riot and rebellion.

Mary I

1553 - 1558

She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon.

Elizebeth I

1558 - 1603

Elizabeth set out to rule by good counsel and she depended heavily on a group of trusted advisers led by William Cecil, Baron Burghley.

William Shakespear

1564 - 1616