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The Third Act of Succession 1543. Petra Tindall-Mather. Context. Henry VII d.1509 War of the Roses peace Succession Arthur d. 1502 Henry Tudor line Ended with Elizabeth I d.1603. Henry VIII. Older brother Arthur dies, Henry named heir Obsession with succession - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Third Act of Succession
1543
Petra Tindall-Mather
Context
• Henry VII d.1509– War of the Roses– peace
• Succession– Arthur d. 1502– Henry
• Tudor line – Ended with Elizabeth I
d.1603
Henry VIII• Older brother Arthur
dies, Henry named heir • Obsession with
succession• Desperate for male heir
to continue the Tudor line
• Crowned 1509
Catherine of Aragon• Marries Catherine of
Aragon his brother’s widow. 1509
• Mary I born• No other heirs
forthcoming • Divorce of Catherine of
Aragon 1533• She dies in 1536
Succession to the Throne:1533 (First Act)
• Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn
• The First Act of Succession passes
• Names Mary I illegitimate
• Unborn Elizabeth made legitimate heir and any further issue
Succession to the Throne: Marriage Act 1536 (Second Act)
• Made after Anne executed
• Names both Mary I and Elizabeth I as bastards
• The king can choose his own heir in his Will
Succession to the Crown Act 1543
(Third Act)• Catherine Parr is given
credit for reuniting Mary and Elizabeth with Henry
• Catherine urges Henry to create the ‘Third Act Of Succession’
Succession to the Crown Act 1543
(Third Act)• 4 years before his death • Names Edward VI heir
as well as any heirs he might have
• Reinstates Mary I and Elizabeth I as heirs
• Names the line of succession for future generations
Edward VI• King aged 9 - 1547• Did not want England to
be Catholic again• Tried to stop Mary from
becoming queen• Named the Lady Jane
Grey heir to circumvent the Third Act
Lady Jane Grey• Queen for 9 days• Forced by relatives to
advance the family name
• Parliament did not recognize her as queen
• Executed by Mary 6 months later
Mary I• Crowned 1553• Known as Bloody Mary
for burning Protestants • Sought to reestablish
Catholicism • Married to King Philip of
Spain 1554• Died in 1558
Elizabeth I• Inherited throne after
Mary I died of cancer• Reinstated
Protestantism • Promoted exploration
eg. Sir Francis Drake• Reigned till 1603• Three consecutive
Tudor Monarchs died without legal issue
Bibliography • Elton, G. England Under the Tudors, History of England volume IV, Methuen & Co
LTD. Published 1965• Luminarium; Encyclopaedia Project, The Third Act of Succession, A.D. 1544, 35
Henry VIII. CAP.1.3S.r.955. Act Fixing the Succession, http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/actsuccession3.htm
• Unknown, Everything Tudor, Henry VII, 2/9/2011, Henrhttp://www.everythingtudor.com/tudorpersonalities/henryviii.html
• Unknown, The Tudor Monarchs, 11/9/2011, http://tudorhistory.org/monarchs/• Unknown (image), Tudor stuff: Tudor history from the heart of England,
11/9/2011, http://tudorstuff.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/lady-jane-grey/lady-jane-grey/