Tudor Family Tree

https://www.hrp.org.uk/media/2935/tudor-dynasty-family-tree-school-resource.pdf

Tudor Timeline

• 1485: Battle of Bosworth, Henry Tudor’s army defeats King Richard III. Richard is killed; Henry becomes King Henry VII.

• 1509: Henry VII dies and is succeeded by his second son as Henry VIII. The new king marries Catherine of Aragon, his deceased older brother’s wife.

• 1516: the future Mary I is born to Henry and Catherine

• 1533: Henry VIII divorces Catherine of Aragon and marries Anne Boleyn; the future Elizabeth I is born 

• May 1536: Anne Boleyn is charged with treason and executed; Henry marries Jane Seymour 11 days later

• October 1537: Jane Seymour gives birth to Henry’s first legitimate son, the future Edward VI; Jane dies 12 days later of complications

• January 1540: Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves

• July 1540: Henry divorces Anne of Cleves and marries Catherine Howard

• 1542: Catherine Howard is executed for treason

• 1543: Henry VIII marries Katherine Parr

• 1547: Henry VIII dies; his only legitimate son, Edward VI, becomes king at age 9

• 1553: Edward VI dies after naming his cousin Jane Grey as queen; Jane reigns 11 days before Mary I regains the throne

• 1554: Mary makes an unpopular marriage with the future Philip II of Spain

• 1558: Mary I dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I 

• 1587: Mary, Queen of Scots is executed on Elizabeth’s orders

• 1588: Elizabeth’s navy defeats the Spanish Armada led by her former brother-in-law, Philip II of Spain

• 1603: Elizabeth I dies, ending the Tudor dynasty

The Queens of SIX and Their Pop Influences

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45739935

https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/six-the-musical-how-henry-viiis-six-wives-reflect-the-influences-of-contemp

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/six-the-musical-which-modern-day-pop-stars-are-the-queens-inspired-by.html/

I am thrilled to be speaking at Tudorcon again this year! The event will take place September 8-10, 2023 in Lancaster County, PA with a fantastic lineup of speakers, including the fabulous Tracy Borman live from England.

This time I’ll be walking you through the wonderful world of Tudor gardens and introducing you to those who designed, cared for, and introduced new plants to them. We’ll talk about their roots in the monastic healing gardens of the Middle Ages and their drastic expansion during the Renaissance, when they became the hobby and obsession of the middle classes as well as of the ultra-rich. We’ll see how European exploration introduced many exotic new plants to England, widening the garden’s scope and fueling a passion among scholars and nobles for collecting these new species and adapting them to the English climate.

Get your in-person or virtual tickets today at https://www.englandcast.com/tudorcon/