This presentation begins the background of the Plantagenet dynasty in England, beginning with the larger than life Henry II, and through the War of the Roses, with the controversial figure of Richard the III, endes with another monumental monarch, Henry VIII. In the book by the same title, His six wives, in an imaginary meeting during our times, discuss pationately their own perspective about this giant of a man.His legacy becomes more evident, as we analyze further the fascinating period of the rest of the Tudor heirs.
6. BACKGROUND (cont.) War of the Roses (1455-1485) Lancastrians: Red Rose vs. Yorkists: White Rose Henry IV of Bolingbroke (House of Lancaster) Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou vs. Richard, Duke of York and Warwick, the Kingmaker Edward IV (House of York) Richard III (House of York) =’the usurper’ vs. Henry Tudor (House of Lancaster) =Henry VII
9. Tudor Ancestry Catherine of France, widow of Henry V – married Owen Tudor - Sons: Edmund, Jasper and Owen Margaret Beaufort, Great granddaughter of John of Gaunt and Catherine Swynford, - married Edmund Tudor Son: Henry VII (r. 1485-1509)
12. Red and White Rose TUDOR ROSE: Red and White Tudor Rose Henry VII (house of Lancaster) married Elizabeth of York (daughter of Edward IV, sister of The Princes in the Tower) They had four children: Margaret Arthur Henry Mary
15. Henry VIII’s Advisors Thomas Wolsey (1471-1530) Sir or Saint Thomas More (1478-1535) Thomas Crammer (1489-1556) Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540)
16. THE PLAY Henry VIII (1491-1547) Katharine of Aragon (1485-1536) - Queen 1 Anne Boleyn (1507-1536) - Queen 2 Jane Seymour (1508/09-1537) – Queen 3 Anne of Cleves (1515–1557) – Queen 4 Catherine Howard (1520/25-1542) – Queen 5 Katherine Parr (1512-1548) – Queen 6
17. Food, Utensils and Table Manners Meat for the rich Coarse bread and cheese for the poor Knives, common bowls, fingers Wash hands out in the open; do not put fingers in your ears, or on your heads; don’t blow nose, wipe off sweat, or scratch with hands, don’t poke around in the bowl. Throw bones on the floor (not back in the bowl). The ‘release of wind’ is frowned upon.
18. The Play Henry VIII (1491-1547) Katharine of Aragon (1485-1536) - Queen 1 Anne Boleyn (1507-1536) - Queen 2 Jane Seymour (1508/09-1537) – Queen 3 Anne of Cleves (1515–1557) – Queen 4 Catherine Howard (1520/25-1542) – Queen 5 Katherine Parr (1512-1548) – Queen 6
24. Favorite Historical Novelists Nora Lofts Edward Rutherfurd Phillipa Gregory Margaret George Jean Plaidy Allison Weir Robin Maxwell
25. Favorite Movies The Lion in Winter Murder in the Cathedral Richard III The Tudors (TV series) The Other Boleyn Girl Lady Jane Elizabeth Elizabeth R Anne of a Thousand Days Mary Queen of Scots