A retenir :
1509: Henry VIII become king of England
1512: title of "Defender of the Faith" by the pope
1st wife: Catherine of Aragon: one daughter, Mary --> divorce in 1534
1527: want to divorce
1529: end pope's power in England (Reformation Parliament)
1534: Act of Supremacy
2nd wife: Anne Boleyn: one daughter, Elizabeth --> beheaded because charged with treason (marriage: 1533-1537)
3rd wife: Jane Seymour: one son, Edward --> died (marriage: 1537-1537)
4th wife: divorced
5th wife: beheaded
6th wife: survived
1547: Henry died
A retenir :
1547-1553: Edward rule (six years old) --> Protestant
1553-1558: Mary rule --> Catholic (killed a lot of Protestants)
1558-1603: Elizabeth rule --> Protestant but accepted both Catholic and Protestant
