PreviewReview 1485 1603 The Tudors Henry VII Came out of the War of the Roses Won the throne on the battlefield at the Battle of Bosworth field Created the Star Chamber Arranged political marriages for his children ID: 931459
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AP European HistoryBritish Monarchy
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Slide21485 - 1603The Tudors
Slide3Henry VII
Came out of the War of the Roses
Won the throne on the battlefield
at the Battle of Bosworth field
Created the Star Chamber
Arranged political marriages for his children
Slide4Henry VIII
Marries brother’s widow, Ferdinand and Isabella’s daughter
Marries 6 total times to try to get a male heir
Starts Church of England but still very Catholic looking
Had 3 Children that rule England
Slide5Edward VI
Ruled from age 9 to 16
Tried to make country more Protestant
Tried to prevent half sister from taking the throne after him
Slide6Mary I
Catholic daughter of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII
Attempts to move England back to Catholicism
Nicknamed Bloody Mary for the executions
Slide7Elizabeth I
Made the Church of England moderate Protestant
War with Spain after interfering with revolt in Sp. Netherlands and executing Mary Queen of Scots
Never married –Virgin Queen
Slide8The Stuarts
1603 - 1714
Slide9Slide10James I
Son of Mary, Queen of Scots
King of both Scotland and England
Quarreled with Parliament over taxation
Exploration and Religion
Slide11Charles I
Didn’t call Parliament until he need money for rebellion in Scotland
Short Parliament then Long Parliament
English Civil War resulted in his beheading
Slide12Oliver Cromwell
Sets up a Puritan Republic
Turns into a military dictatorship with Cromwell declared Lord Protector
Puts down rebellions in Scotland and Ireland
Slide13Charles II
Restored to the throne
Popular due to the return to hedonism
Secret Catholic sympathies
Allied with Louis XIV against Dutch
Forced to sign Test Act
Slide14James II
Openly Catholic
Had an army a few miles outside London
Will be overthrown with the Glorious Revolution
Slide15William III and Mary II
Protestant daughter of James II and her cousin William of Orange
Signed the English Bill of Rights making a constitutional monarchy
Slide16Anne
Became first Queen of Britain due to Act of Union
Last of the Stuarts
17 pregnancies, but no children
Slide171714 – 1901The Hanovers
Slide18Slide19George IKing of Hanover and Britain
Spoke hardly any English
His reign led to the 1st Prime Minister, Robert Walpole
Spent most of his time in Hanover
Slide20George II
Led his country to the War of Austrian Succession on Austria’s side
Then switched sides and joined Prussia in the 7 Year’s War
William Pitt The Elder became Prime Minister during his later reign
Slide21George III
PM Lord North taxed the American colonist to help pay war debts
Lost American colonies as a result
Went “mad” in 1788 and son ruled for him till his death in 1820
Won wars against Napoleon during his reign
Slide22George IV
Spent extravagantly
Secretly married a Catholic and was forced to annul and marry a woman he hated
Prime minister was Lord Liverpool
Catholic Relief Act allowed catholic MPs
Slide23William IV
Reforms included abolition of slavery, poor laws, and child labor restrictions
Reform Act of 1832 restructured Parliament
10 illegitimate children with Actress but no legitimate children
Slide24Victoria
Height of the British Empire
Empress of India as well
Africa colonized during her reign
The age is named after her
Had 9 children with her 1
st
cousin
Many PMs during her reign, but two main ones were Disraeli and Gladstone
Longest Reigning monarch
Slide25Edward VII
“Uncle of Europe” since he was related to many European rulers
Kind of a playboy and had disapproval from his mother
Made peace with France with the Entente Cordial
Only Saxe-Coburg monarch
Slide261910 -PresentWindsors
Slide27Slide28George V
Changed royal name to Windsor due to war with Germany
Parliament Act made House of Commons supreme
WWI and Indian Nationalism changed the British political scene
British Commonwealth was established
Slide29Edward VIII
Served in WWI
Relationship with parents soured due to playboy lifestyle
Abdicated throne to marry Divorcee
Lived till 1972
Slide30George VI
King’s speech protagonist
Led country during WWII
Chamberlain, Churchill and Atlee were PMs during his reign
Saw the dismantling of his Empire and royal power
Slide31Elizabeth II
Largely ceremonial role
Witnessed the Rise of the Welfare state
Current Queen of England