Friday, September 24, 2010

Notes 9/24

  • The Tudor rose was a symbol of the union between the Lancaster Family and the York family. When Henry VIII married one of the Yorkists, so they are united. 
  • Henry VIII wants to get divorced, the Vatican says no, so he says fin, i will split the church of england away from you. There are years of bloody conflict between protestants and catholics, and you have the burning times. 
  • Anne Boleyn
    • Anne came back to England in 1522 at the age of 22. 
    • She became a member of the Tudor court in her early 20's
    • Henry had to work hard to get Anne. 
    • He hated writing letters, but he wrote tons in order to get her.
    • She was to be the wife of Henry's brother. 
  • Catherine had a daughter, and henry was upset because he did not have an heir. 
  • This is when he tried to divorce, because he wanted to marry Anne instead. 
  • Anne gave Henry a book called "On the Obedience of the Christian Man and How Christian Rulers Ought to Govern." 
  • Henry had 50 palaces before his reign was done. 
  • The church found itself on the wrong side of a nasty argument.

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