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Tudor Family

            
            
             The Tudor Family was a famous family that ruled England from 1485 until 1603.
             The first ruler of the Tudor Family was King Henry VII of Lancaster he won his crown by defeating King Richard III of York and ending the Wars of the Roses.
             King Henry VII also married Richard III's daughter Elizabeth of York and reunited the families of Lancaster and York. .
             King Henry VII restored order to England after 30 years of civil war and the nation took its first steps towards becoming one of the major powers of the world.
             King Henry VIII son of HenryVII was next to rule England and he broke all ties between England and the Roman Catholic Church.
             King Henry VIII also reunited England and Whales and built up the English Royal Navy.
             King Henry VIII son Edward VI was only 9 years old when he became king because of he was young, he had two advisors that helped him rule England until he died at age 15 of tuberculosis.
             The Next Tudor to rule England was Edward's half sister Mary I or Bloody Mary in 1553 she completely reversed the religion of England but became very unpopular by her subjects when she married King Philip II of Spain she ruled England until she died in 1558.
             After Mary was her half sister Elizabeth I or the Virgin Queen who ruled England from 1558 to 1603 some say she was the greatest ruler England ever had once again broke ties between England and the Roman Catholic Church and she led the English navy to victory against the Spanish Armada.
             Queen Elizabeth I was the last of the Tudor Family to rule England she never married so when she died in 1603 King James VI of Scotland ruled he was a Stuart. .
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1. wales

Something the rulers of the time, being the Tudors did not have to worry about was the loyalty of the Welsh people in the majority. When Henry Tudor ascended the throne as Henry VII, the foundations of the great Welsh landed-estates had been laid, and much of the day-to-day affairs of the nation was controlled by its landed squires, many of whom had descended from English families and intermarried with their Welsh counterparts. ... This was a primary reason for the Tudor dynasty having the support of the Welsh, as they now had someone on the throne with Welsh blood. ... Across the different r...

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2. Historically Scape-Goated

Once he was crowned King, a descendant of the Lancaster family, Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, challenged for the throne and won. ... The portrayal of his characteristics was heighthen and rewritten so that Henry Tudor would become the savor of England from disorder since his reign was weak. ... This major issue is unlikely to be solved and for truth, Richard's real treat to his throne would be Henry Tudor and not the young Edward. ... Eventually, the true villain would have been Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond who wanted to strengthen his reign by claiming he had saved England from evil un...

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3. Bloddy Mary

Mary Tudor, the eldest child of King Henry VIII ruled England from 1553 to 1558. ... During the five years Queen Mary reigned England, she was involved in religious, and family problems that dictated her involvement in the burning of many people. ... In conclusion, Mary Tudor deserved to be nicknamed "Bloody Mary" because of the extent of killings which she instructed to occur. ...

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4. How did Henery VII manage to secure the throne after 1485

Henry was the son of Margaret Beaufort and Edmund Tudor. Henry VII also claimed royal blood on his father's side, whose mother was a French princess and had been married to Henry V before marrying Owen Tudor. ... Desperate for a new leader people were forced to turn to Henry Tudor. ... From there he fled to Scotland where James IV gave him support, he married Lady Catherine Gordon tightening his relations with the Scottish Royal family. This was the ultimate insult to Henry as he had previously tried to make peace with Scotland in the form of a marriage between the families but James IV h...

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5. Elizabeth I - Trials, Tribulations and the Throne

However she knew that by doing this her power would be decreased as it was not compatible with 16th century values to have a woman as the head of the family; this role was reserved for men and a woman's and especially a Queen's role was to produce an heir. ... Mary Tudor had had noticeable success returning England to Catholicism and so there were large parts of England that were hostile to Elizabeth's reign and questioned her claim to the throne. ... Mary Tudor had left a debt of £300,000 and had resorted to selling off Crown lands which weakened the state's finances...

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6. The Mourning Bride by William Congreve

Suppose she intentionally planned to end her family dynasty and hand the kingdom over to the very family that her father purposely sought to exclude from the line of succession in his will. ... By her refusing to marry and in effect refusing to produce an heir, she could effectively end the reign of the Tudor dynasty. ... Basically, her family would have done it all for nothing. ... What could make a girl who seemed to love her family so much, seek to end the family-line? ... In looking at Elizabeth's scenario it may have looked like she was a victim of circumstances, but, in hindsight sh...

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7. Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth Tudor was born on September 7th 1533 at Greenwich palace to parents Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, King and Queen of England. ... Elizabeth spent most of her childhood at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, one of her family's many residences throughout England. ... Elizabeth served England amazingly well in all but one point, Elizabeth (the "Virgin Queen") never married, and left behind no Tudor heir. ...

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8. The Wars Of The Roses

J. R. Lander The Wars of the Roses New York G. P. Putnam's Sons 1966 In medieval England from 1455 to 1487 The Wars of the Roses were a series of civil wars fought between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name Wars of the Roses comes from the badges used by the two houses...

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9. The Renaissance

The Renaissance The Renaissance was a new age when people became less concerned with the mysteries of heaven and more interested in the things around them. We can learn many different things from the age of Renaissance. We can learn how the Renaissance began and flourished in the Italian city-s...

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