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English Monarchy
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Tudor Dynasty
  • Tudor Dynasty began with Henry VII.
  • Won the War of the Roses.
  • Son, Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church
    and started the Anglican Church.
  • Married to
  • Katherine of Aragon (divorced), mother of Mary I.
  • Anne Boleyn (executed), mother of Elizabeth.
  • Jane Seymour (died), mother of Edward VI.
  • Anne of Cleves (marriage anulled).
  • Catherine Howard (executed).
  • Catherine Parr (outlived Henry VIII).

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Henry VII
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Henry VIII
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Anne Boleyn
Katherine of Aragon
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Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
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Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
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  • Henry VIII died, and son Edward VI ruled for a
    few years, but died of illness.
  • Henry VIIIs oldest daughter became Queen Mary I.
  • Known as Bloody Mary.
  • Mary was Catholic, and tried to re-convert
    Protestant England.
  • Executed over 300 Anglican leaders, but failed to
    bring back Catholicism.
  • Died in 1558.

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Mary I (Bloody Mary)
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  • Henry VIIIs second daughter became Queen
    Elizabeth I.
  • Protestant, but did not harass Catholics.
  • Great queen and beloved by her people.
  • Led the Renaissance in England called the
    Elizabethan Age.
  • Never married, no kids.
  • I am married to England.
  • Ruled 43 years.

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Elizabeth I
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Phillip II v. Elizabeth IThe Spanish Armada
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  • Elizabeths closest relative was Mary, Queen of
    Scots.
  • Mary was Catholic.
  • Was kicked off her throne in Scotland, and fled
    to England.
  • Elizabeth held her prisoner.
  • Mary plotted to overthrow Elizabeth, so Elizabeth
    was forced to execute her.

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Mary, Queen of Scots
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Stuart Dynasty
  • When Elizabeth died, Mary Queen of Scots son
    became King James I.
  • Start of the Stuart Dynasty.
  • Best known for authorizing the King James Bible.
  • Not a popular ruler.

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James I
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  • James I died, and his son became King Charles I.
  • Tried hard to become an absolute monarch.
  • Dismissed Parliament.
  • Tried to force Anglican Church on non-Anglicans
    in England, Scotland, Ireland.
  • Led to huge rebellion in Scotland.
  • Charles I was defeated twice.
  • Forced to recall Parliament.

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Charles I
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  • Charles I was hated.
  • Led to a division of the people.
  • Cavaliers, or Royalists, supported king.
  • Roundheads, or Puritans, opposed king.
  • Led by Oliver Cromwell.
  • English Civil War broke out.
  • Puritans under Cromwell won.
  • Charles I arrested and executed.
  • Cromwell ended monarchy, and declared England a
    commonwealth (republic).

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Oliver Cromwell
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  • Cromwell was unpopular.
  • Died, and son took over.
  • Parliament invited Charles Is son to return from
    exile and become King Charles II.
  • Called the Restoration.
  • Charles II was a popular ruler. (The Merry
    Monarch)
  • Had no children.
  • Died, his brother James II became king.

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Charles II
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James II
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  • James II was Catholic.
  • Half of Parliament (Tories) supported James.
  • Half of Parliament (Whigs) opposed him.
  • James II wanted total power.
  • Parliament united in opposition.
  • Parliament invited James IIs daughter Mary and
    her husband William to take the throne.
  • James II was forced to step down.
  • King William III and Queen Mary II.
  • Called the Glorious Revolution.

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King William III
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Queen Mary II
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William and Mary
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  • William and Mary signed the English Bill of
    Rights.
  • Created a Constitutional Monarchy.
  • Monarchs and people ruled together.
  • Gave up many powers that earlier monarchs had.
  • Monarch could not make or abolish laws, and had
    to follow laws.
  • Protected the rights of citizens.
  • William and Mary also signed the Act of Union.
  • United England and Scotland into one country.
  • United Kingdom.

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Act of Union
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Cross of St. George
Flag of Scotland
Flag of United Kingdom
Flag of Wales


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  • When William and Mary died, Marys sister became
    Queen Anne.
  • Anne was popular, but not a great ruler.
  • Did not do much.
  • Anne died with no heirs.
  • James Is great-grandson became King George I.
  • Start of Hanoverian Dynasty.
  • German, not English.

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Queen Anne
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  • Hanoverians were unpopular rulers.
  • George I spoke only German, and was very stiff
    and formal.
  • George II was also very formal, and died on the
    toilet.
  • George III lost the American colonies and
    suffered from madness.
  • George IV was only interested in drinking and
    gambling.
  • William IV was a good ruler and reformed the
    government and labor laws.
  • When he died, Victoria became Queen.

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George I
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George II
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George III
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George IV
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William IV
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Parliament
Current Queen Elizabeth II Addressing Parliament
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Tudor Henry VII Margaret Ar
thur Margaret Henry VIII Katherine
Mary I - Anne Elizabeth
I _______ _______ ___ - Jane Edward
VI - Anne Marie -
Catherine - Catherine Mary, Queen of
Scots Edward VI Mary I Elizabeth
I ----------------James I Stuart
Charles I--------
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
Elizabeth Charles II -------
\ James II
Sophia William III Mary II \
Anne
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\
Sophia Anne George I
Hanover George II George
III George IV \
William IV Victoria Albert
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Edward VII George V
Windsor (WWII) George
VI--------Edward VIII (abdicated) Wallis
Simpson Elizabeth II Charles
III or William V?
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