British History.ppt

British-American Society and Culture 英美社会与文化 Section 2 British History Contents British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History British History Transition to Modern Era(1485-1688) The Tudor Monarchy English Renaissance The Reformation of the Church Elizabethan Age The Commonwealth The Glorious Revolution of 1688 English Revolution Transition to Modern Era(1485-1688) The Tudor Monarchy The Tudors reigned from 1485 until 1603. There were 5 crowned monarchs and Lady Jane Grey reigned as Queen for just 9 days. The Tudor kings and queens were very powerful and they are noted for the numbers of people executed during the period. Henry VII came to the throne after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. He was a serious man and faced many challenges to his place on the throne, the most notable being from Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck. He married Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV uniting the houses of Lancaster and York and ending the Wars of the Roses. Henry successfully established the Tudor dynasty and when he died in 1509, his sons succession was not challenged and England was a rich and prosperous country. Henry VIII is the best known of the Tudor Monarchs, he was the second son of Henry VII and became King because his brother, Arthur had died. He married his brothers widow,