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Preface

2.	The Tudor rose

3.	The reign of Tudor dynasty

4.	Henry VII.

5.	Henry VIII.

6.	Edward VI.

7.

Mary I.

8.	Elizabeth I. (Henry VIII. + Ann Boleyn)

9.	Family tree, Drakes map

"Elizabeth I. (Henry VIII. + Ann Boleyn)

Edward and Mary died soon, than Elizabeth I. came to the throne in 1558. She was a protestant unlike her half-sister Mary.
Elizabeth became Queen of England in 1558 and reigned until her death in 1603. Her reign is often called the Golden Age of England because it was a time of great achievement and prosperity.
Elizabeth never married. Elizabeth succeeded in furthering England's interests in the face of foreign threats and religious unrest at home. Highlights of her reign include making the Church of England (a Protestant denomination) the state religion, while avoiding war with the powerful Roman Catholic nations of Europe. The English navy defeated of the Spanish Armada in 1588 and her name is associated forever with something that is popularly viewed as one of the greatest victories in British history.
The first settlers were sent to America to open the way for a great colonial empire (Francis Drake), and England's economy flourished. English merchant ships challenged Spanish pre-eminence on the high seas.
The English court became a centre for writers, musicians, and scholars. English literature thrived during this period, with Francis Bacon composing his Essays, and William Shakespeare writing his great works of drama and poetry.
But Elizabeth was also as cruel as other Tudors. As an example we can use the case with Elizabeth's rival, Mary, Queen of Scots, whom she imprisoned in 1568 and eventually executed in 1587.

After the short reigns of Elizabeth's brother and sister, her forty-five years on the throne provided stability for the kingdom and helped to create a sense of national identity.

Problems at home marked the end of Elizabeth's reign. The Irish rebelled and there were also rebellions in England against the government.
On March 23, 1603, Elizabeth died. When she came to power England was an insignificant country. When she died it was a major European power. Elizabeth was the last legitimate descendant of Henry VIII. She was succeeded by James I, son of Mary Queen of Scots and her second husband, Elizabeth's cousin Lord Darnley.
And this was the end of Tudor dynasty and the beginning of the Stuart dynasty."

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