However, at the end of the episode, Henry is devastated to learn that FitzRoy (by now a little boy) died of the sweating sickness. Henry forces Catherine to leave for the Castle Moor, where she remains in increasing poverty; Catherine sadly notes that Henry did not say goodbye. Henry's deliberate inaction provoked a second, smaller uprising, which he and Cromwell capitalized on as an excuse to destroy the rebellion once and for all; even after all the leaders were executed, Henry ordered thousands of civilians in the North- men, women and children- hanged, even though the vast majority of the rebels had obediently laid down their airms. In 1503, Queen Elizabeth died in childbirth, so King Henry had the dispensation also permit him to marry Catherine himself. History teaching resources for Key Stage 2 History - The Tudors - with lesson plans. Tudor family, himselfNationality: EnglishReligion: Church of England (Head); favors primarily Catholic doctrine, with a few adjustments) Henry started a new policy to recover Guyenne and other lost Plantagenet claims in France. In Season One, Henry swings back and fourth between France and Spain then finally allies with Spain against France (playing off the Emperor's relationship with his aunt and Henry's current wife, Catherine of Aragon). Meanwhile, the Archbishop of Canterbury is eventually bullied into declaring Henry Head of the Church. [50], In 1506, Henry extorted the Treaty of Windsor from Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy. His costly and ineffective war against France in the latter half of Season Four, as well as his military skirmishes with the Scots in the first half of the season,  bled the royal treasury dry; by the end of Henry's reign, England was severely in debt. In 1494, Henry embargoed trade (mainly in wool) with the Burgundian Netherlands in retaliation for Margaret of Burgundy's support for Perkin Warbeck. Eventually, while performing in a masquerade in episode 1.03, Henry dances with Anne and they share an intense moment; he continues to gaze after her. Henry's relations with Mary warm significantly after this, with him reinstating her at Court. Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars in this original, history-based drama series as the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion. "Don't YOU know that I can drag you down, as quickly as I raised you?! The Tudors (TV Series 2007–2010) - Henry Cavill as Charles Brandon - IMDb. Henry VII (1457­­–1509) was the first monarch of the House of Tudor, ruling as king of England for 24 years from 1485 until 1509. Jane becomes a good friend of Henry's daughter Mary, and helps Henry reconcile with both her and his younger daughter Elizabeth. This episode, episode 8, closes with Henry declaring his marriage to Anne null and void. [2] Owen is said to have secretly married the widow of Henry V, Catherine of Valois. For other uses, see, Henry holding a rose and wearing the collar of the, Law enforcement and Justices of the Peace. Richard III's death at Bosworth Field effectively ended the Wars of the Roses. Only Henry's best friend, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, survives the entirety of Henry's reign and remains in favor at his death, and this is because he is careful not to become too closely involved in political/religious matters. During Season Four, with Henry's counselors divided based on their religious allegiance (and Henry himself indifferent to their rivalry) there is no clearly indicated "First Minister", although Thomas Wriothesley comes close to assuming the role before ceding dominance in the council to Edward Seymour shortly before Henry's death. Now referred to as the Dowager Princess of Wales, Catherine's health begins to fail; Henry does not read her letters until her death in episode 2.07, when he receives her will. [10], Henry lived in the Herbert household until 1469, when Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick (the "Kingmaker"), went over to the Lancastrians. He encourages her intellectual pursuits and dancing lessons, shows her affection and always praises her triumphs,  but he always seems to regard her somewhat uneasily; when talking with a vision of Elizabeth's mother Anne in the finale, Henry explains that he keeps Elizabeth at a distance because she reminds him a great deal of Anne, especially in personality. It proves he is capable of siring male children (he viewed the alternative as a slight on his manhood) and allows him to conveniently blame Catherine of Aragon. The five sovereigns (six if Lady Jane Grey is included) of the Tudor dynasty are among the most well-known figures in Royal history. Prompted by her father, she reluctantly approves of Henry having a mistress as long as they are her choice, but Henry continues to gradually drift away from her, especially after her second pregnancy ends in miscarriage. Henry seems glad that she has relationships with them since, despite having nothing but favor for Elizabeth, he avoids her the most of his three children. In theory, the Portuguese and Castilian royal families had a better claim as descendants of Catherine of Lancaster, the daughter of John of Gaunt and his second wife Constance of Castile. Thomas guides young Henry as he is new to being king and the trials of everything. Henry's personality is shown to change considerably over the series; yet, the most consistent trait, unfortunately, is that he is extremely quick to anger. Many of the entries show a man who loosened his purse strings generously for his wife and children, and not just on necessities: in spring 1491 he spent a great amount of gold on a lute for his daughter Mary; the following year he spent money on a lion for Elizabeth's menagerie. In the third season, Mary's situation becomes precarious, as she has lost an ally in her cousin, the King of Spain (who is valuing relations with England over Catholicism), and her closest friend, Eustace Chapuys, warns of what happened to fellow Catholics John Fisher and Thomas More. Unsurprisingly, this quickly unraveled when her former lover Francis Dereham arrived at court; her past dishonesty with the King about her sexual history and her adultery were discovered, and she was beheaded along with Dereham, Rochford and Culpepper. For instance, the Stanley family had control of Lancashire and Cheshire, upholding the peace on the condition that they stayed within the law. [25] Henry secured his crown principally by dividing and undermining the power of the nobility, especially through the aggressive use of bonds and recognisances to secure loyalty. He finally makes peace with France by ransoming back Boulogne, then instructs Edward Seymour to act as Lord Protector during his son's minority, as his own life is clearly drawing to a close. [citation needed], In 1506, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller Emery d'Amboise asked Henry VII to become the protector and patron of the Order, as he had an interest in the crusade. Good contemporary visual records of Henry's appearance exist in realistic portraits that are relatively free of idealisation. Despite her being an innocent child barely three years old, Elizabeth is put in real danger; her governess Lady Bryan removes her from her estate to protect her from her father's anger, which continues to flare up even after Anne's beheading. After his marriage, Henry used as his emblem the red and white rose, which became known as the Tudor rose. Henry, expecting a scathing letter from Mary, is shocked to see it actually contains the Supremacy Oath with her signature on it, to his great pleasure. Pembroke Castle, and later the Earldom of Pembroke, were granted to the Yorkist William Herbert, who also assumed the guardianship of Margaret Beaufort and the young Henry. [19] Thus, anyone who had fought for Richard against him would be guilty of treason and Henry could legally confiscate the lands and property of Richard III, while restoring his own. Henry remained a phenomenal womanizer throughout his reign until his final years, even cheating on his most beloved queen, Jane Seymour; he would take and later discard various mistresses for short periods of time, although the only one he ever asked to become his maitresse en titre ('official mistress') was Anne Boleyn, who refused. By 1900 the "New Monarchy" interpretation stressed the common factors that in each country led to the revival of monarchical power. During the first half of the Season, Henry tries to get back a taste of his youth and vitality through his marriage to 17-year-old Katherine Howard, but his increasingly infected leg means he is unable to keep up with her sex drive, with the result that she eventually begins an affair with his groom, Thomas Culpepper. Unlike Catherine, who was hurt by Henry's infidelity but tried to ignore it, Anne is unwilling to tolerate this, and she has her brother banish the woman in question. He was once his brother in law when Charles married his sister in Season one episode five. [55], Henry VII used Justices of the Peace on a large, nationwide scale. Herbert was captured fighting for the Yorkists and executed by Warwick. Henry's only consistant friend throughout the series is his childhood companion Charles Brandon, whom he invests as Duke of Suffolk. Henry's return to Wales was regarded by some as the fulfilment of a Messianic prophecy. Henry and Anne's relationship is arguably the most complex of the six, full of both passionate romance and intense resentment and even hatred on Henry's part. The king made him Duke of Suffolk in Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey!. So Henry wanted to pursue her, and Catherine refused to back down. Henry becomes somewhat irritated by Anne's insistance that he remove Catherine and his daughter Mary from court, but he gives in to her. Henry showed remarkable clemency to the surviving rebels: he pardoned Kildare and the other Irish nobles, and he made the boy, Simnel, a servant in the royal kitchen where he was in charge of roasting meats on a spit. [citation needed], As king, Henry was styled by the Grace of God, King of England and France and Lord of Ireland. Katherine was Gaunt's mistress for about 25 years. The type of love Henry loved Catherine with was "true love". Following the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, Edward prepared to order Henry's extraction and probable execution. He is often credited with ending the Wars of the Roses and fathering one of history’s most famous royal dynasties. Scared for her marriage, her family and her daughter's legitimacy, Anne finally begins to back down, though she continues to defame Catherine and Henry's daughter Mary. Not long afterwards, she suffers a miscarriage of a male child, to Henry's fury; each blames the other for their miscarriage. While Henry had accomplished his goal of siring the long-awaited Crown Prince, he was always focused on as many children as possible. Henry's brutal actions towards his Catholic subects, however, alienate him from both France and Spain in Season Three, and he is persuaded by Cromwell to form an alliance with Cleves and the Protestant League- solidified by his reluctant marriage to Anne of Cleves. Anne promises Henry a son. She survived until 1541, when she was executed by Henry VIII. He was succeeded by his nine-year-old son Edward VI, who furthered the Protestant Reformation far more than his father had; however, Edward died only six years later of illness. Anne's outspoken nature on political matters- formerly what made her attractive- are now an annoyance, and by episode 2.06 there is a definite rift between Henry and his wife, though they appear to be somewhat reconciled in episode 2.07. Meanwhile, Henry's former favorite the Earl of Surrey- already unpopular with both factions for his arrogant, brutish behavior- is implicated in an unclear conspiracy to kidnap Prince Edward and sentenced to death. The posthumous reputation of Henry VII,", This page was last edited on 28 February 2021, at 01:51. Henry attempts to bend Thomas into Henry's liking, but Thomas stays faithful to God, which eventually is Thomas' downfall. When they married in 1396 they already had four children, including Henry's great-grandfather John Beaufort. However, despite their brief sexual encounter, the two were really nothing more than friends. The Tudors: The Complete First Season may cover the same subject matter as the 1970 BBC series The Six Wives of Henry VIII, but in every other respect it is a different idea of historical drama. This was proved  by his most horiffic act of repression against his subjects, the destruction of the Northern Rebellion in Season Three known as "The Pilgrimage of Grace". Henry VII (Welsh: Harri Tudur; 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was the King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 to his death. During this time Cardinal Wolsey rose to become the power behind his throne, ruling ruthlessly and nearly absolutely while Henry … Catherine's marriage to Henry was extremely popular throughout England, as she was known for her good religious character, dignity and generosity to the people. Family members Henry orders massive celebrations in London after visiting his newborn son; he bestows FitzRoy with a very wealthy Dukedom in episode 1.05, to the anger of Queen Catherine. The relationship was passionate at first, but there was always an underlying of superficiality to it. With the assistance of the Italian merchant banker Lodovico della Fava and the Italian banker Girolamo Frescobaldi, Henry VII became deeply involved in the trade by licensing ships, obtaining alum from the Ottoman Empire, and selling it to the Low Countries and in England. After obtaining the dispensation, Henry had second thoughts about the marriage of his son and Catherine.