English Monarch House of Tudor House of Stuart

English Monarch House of Tudor House of Stuart

Section 3 Notes • The Seven Years’ War is also called the French and Indian war by the North Americans

House of Tudor • Tudor family ruled England in the late 1400 s • Henry VIII created the Anglican Church • Wanted a divorce

Mary I • Daughter of Henry VIII, but a devote Catholic

Mary I • First Queen to rule England (1553 -1558) • Married Philip II of Spain • Philip had led the Counter-Reformation against Protestants • Mary had over 300 protestants burned at the stake • Called “Bloody Mary”

Elizabeth I • Another daughter of Henry VIII • Held throne from 15581603 • Returned monarchy to Protestantism • Puts time and money into restoring the arts

Mary Queen of Scots • Cousin of Elizabeth I • Wanted to claim English throne and return England to Catholicism • Plotted with Philip II to overthrow Elizabeth

Elizabeth discovers plot, Mary is beheaded

Spanish Armada • Philip sent 130 ships to attack England • Half his ships were destroyed in a storm • Spain never again seriously threatened England

Puritans in England • Felt Anglican Church was too similar to the Catholic Church • Wanted a bigger split, and practices were different from Anglican • Elizabeth wanted a united population to be Anglican • Puritans were persecuted and fined for not attending Anglican Church – Some leave England

James I • Son of Mary Queen of Scots and King of Scotland • Elizabeth had no heir & dies • James becomes king of England & Scotland

James I • Continued persecution of Puritans • But tried to make peace by having a new translation of the Bible done • King James version of the Bible is used by many protestants today