given on 11/9/10

1. The English Reformation
38f - describe the English Reformation
and the role of Henry VIII and
Elizabeth I

2. HOW DID THE
REFORMATION AFFECT
OTHER COUNTRIES? WHO
WAS HENRY VIII?

3. Henry VIII, King of England
• Was Catholic when
he became king
• Wanted a male heir
to prevent a long civil
war

4. Katharine of Aragon (wife #1)
• Daughter of Ferdinand
and Isabella of Spain
• Gave Henry only one
daughter, Mary, but he
wanted a male heir

5. Ending Marriage #1
• Henry asked the Pope to annul (put an end to)
his marriage with Katharine so he could marry
a younger woman.
• The Pope wouldn’t give him an annulment, so
he had Parliament pass laws to create the
Church of England, which would make him
the head of the church. (Act of Supremacy)
• After this, Henry divorced his wife and
married Anne Boleyn.

6. Anne Boleyn
• Gave Henry one
child, a daughter,
Elizabeth
• Was charged with
treason and then
beheaded (end of
marriage #2)

7. Jane Seymour
• Gave Henry his only
son, Edward
• Died after childbirth
(end of marriage #3)

8. Other marriages
• Henry married three more times, but he
never had any more children.

9. King Edward VI
• His son, Edward VI,
ruled after he died.
He was nine, and
ruled until he was 15.

10. Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary)
• Mary ruled next. She
returned England to
the rule of the pope.
She died without an
heir.

11. WHO WAS ELIZABETH I?
HOW DID SHE REFORM
CHRISTIANITY IN
ENGLAND?

12. Queen Elizabeth I
• Considered the greatest
Tudor monarch
• Returned her kingdom to
Protestantism after Mary
died.
• She set up the Church of
England, or Anglican
Church, and was its head.
• It was the only legal church in
England.
– Both Catholics and Protestants had
to attend this church.

13. Queen Elizabeth I
• Elizabeth faced problems
with Catholics wanting to
depose her and replace her
with her cousin, the
Catholic Mary Queen of
Scots.
• Elizabeth also had trouble
with money. Her constant
need for money led to
conflicts between the
monarch and Parliament.