HIS243H1 Lecture : politics, dynasty and religion
Document Summary
Dynasties: house of tudors and house of stuarts. War of the roses 1455-1485 resulted in the founding of the tudor dynasty. England: henry married elizabeth of york to unite the 2 houses (symbol united red and white rose, called the tudor rose, henry executed all other claimants to the throne to ensure his position; his son henry. Until the end of the 15th century plots to overthrow henry continued to restore yorkist rule (i. e. duke of buckingham) but not succeeded. House of tudor ruled england and wales for 117 years. Pope clement viii influenced by hre charles v (catherine s nephew); prevented henry from getting the annulment. Chief minister cardinal wolsey unsuccessful in getting pope s approval for annulment; replaced by thomas cromwell as chief minister: cromwell advocate for reformation and english church s break with the papacy. Archbishop of canterbury could grant the annulment, but if catherine objected she could appeal to the pope.
