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Brought Catherine of Aragon to England and kept her in the consciousness of the Tudor dynasty. 1501, October Arthur marries Catherine 1502, April Arthur dies of tuberculosis: 1503 Henry VII's wife dies; considers taking Catherine, but decides to pass her to his son Henry VIII: 1504 Pope Julius II confirms the marriage between Catherine and Henry
In England and Wales, the Tudor period occurred between 1485 and 1603, including the Elizabethan era during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558–1603). The Tudor period coincides with the dynasty of the House of Tudor in England, which began with the reign of Henry VII.
The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 years with five monarchs: Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. The Tudors succeeded the House of Plantagenet as rulers of the Kingdom of England, and were succeeded by the Scottish House of Stuart.
Though a religious traditionalist himself, Henry relied on Protestants to support and implement his religious agenda. The theology and liturgy of the Church of England became markedly Protestant during the reign of Henry's son Edward VI (1547–1553) largely along lines laid down by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer .
Some of these were the product of religious grievances (for example Wyatt's Rebellion), some were regional or ethnic in nature (e.g. the Cornish Rebellion of 1497), though most combined an element of both (such as the Prayer Book Rebellion in the West Country of England and the Desmond Rebellions in southern Ireland).
This is a timeline of English history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in England and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England .
English Reformations: religion, politics, and society under the Tudors. Oxford University Press. hdl:2027/heb01871.0001.001. Lehmberg, Stanford E. (1970). The Reformation Parliament 1529-1536. The Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-5210-7655-2
Tudor Royal Progresses were an important way for the Tudor monarchs to consolidate their rule throughout England. [1] Following his victory at the Battle of Bosworth in August 1485, the first Tudor monarch, Henry VII, ensured his coronation (November 1485), called a parliament (November 1485), married Elizabeth of York (January 1486) – all in London before embarking on his first Royal ...