Dynasty of the Tudors

The aim of the present course work consists in describing dynasty of the Tudors.
To achieve the above stated aim we need to reveal and analyze the following problems:
1) to characterize the Tudors as the royal family, i.e. to represent the general outline;
2) to describe the lives and reign of the representatives of the family - Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, Mary I, Elizabeth I.
The above stated provisions have predetermined the interest for and crucial character of this topic for the history is the premises of the contemporary and the present political, economic and social situation in the United Kingdom is the result of its historic development and progress. Moreover, lives of the previous generations especially of the royals are interesting themselves.

In the given work we have described and analyzed the Tudor dynasty so we can state the following:
General outline:
The Tudors are important for their actions, as much as their reputations. They ruled England during the era when Weste
Europe moved from the medieval to the early mode
, and they instituted changes in gove
ment administration, the relationship between crown and people, the image of the monarchy and the way people worshipped. They also oversaw a golden age for English writing and exploration.
The history of the Tudors can be traced back to the thirteenth century, but their rise to prominence began in the fifteenth. Owen Tudor, a Welsh landowner, fought in the armies of King Henry V of England. When Henry died Owen married his widow, Catherine of Valois, and then fought in the service of her son, Henry VI. At this time England became divided by a struggle for the English throne between two dynasties, Lancastrian and York, called The Wars of the Roses. Owen was one of Henry VI’s Lancastrians; after the battle of Mortimer’s Cross, a Yorkist victory, Owen was executed.
Henry VII:
Having defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth field, gained parliamentary approval and married a member of his rival family, Henry was crowned king. He took part in diplomatic negotiations to secure his position, making agreements at both home and abroad, before instituting a reform of gove
ment, increasing royal administrative control and improving the royal finances. On his death he left a stable kingdom and a wealthy monarchy.
Henry VIII:
The most famous English monarch of all, Henry VIII is best known for his six wives, the result of a desperate drive to produce healthy male heirs to carry the Tudor dynasty forward. Another consequence of this need was the English Reformation, as Henry split the English church away from the Pope and Catholicism in order to divorce. Henry’s reign also saw the emergence of the Royal Navy as a powerful force, changes in gove...