The House of Tudor
•	Henry VIII-Catholic
•	Edward VI- son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour (3rd child); inherits throne at 10 and dies at 16  **Radical Protestants of Council of Nobles rules while he is young
•	EVI names a successor (his cousin) at the request of CoN
•	Mary Tudor (oldest sister of EVI) wins war and changes rule to Roman Catholic; marries Phillip of Spain and has no children
–	Burns Protestants alive during her 5 yr rule

•	Elizabeth is the daughter of Anne Boelyn and Henry VIII
•	Wages war against Mary’s Catholics 
•	Rules for 45 years
•	Little art/literature under Mary and EVI; Elizabeth’s rule not calm, but literature emerges
•	Threats of invasions from Catholic nations 
•	1603 King James ascends (1st Stewart king)

•	Inherits a divided nation- middle class Puritans and upper class Anglicans
•	James is an excessive spender; middle class dislikes “frittering” and begins taking power to the House of Commons 
•	Charles, James’ son ascends (1625)
•	1641- Scotland (now Presbyterians) rebels against Anglican church
•	1642 Civil War in England