The Tudors themselves reigned for only years. But our Tudormania is mighty, playing out in books, radio, television, film, and, increasingly, social media. These are worn-out stories, but enthusiasm for the family that inspired them never seems to wane. It can feed religious intolerance in its praise of Protestant ascendancy. It risks being heteronormative, centering on romances, marriages, feuds, and divorces. And it has the potential to focus entirely upon the experiences of white people.
Historians of Britain often bemoan the popularity of the Tudors. The Tudors have also benefited from their long inclusion in American cultural and educational life.
Tudor food, music, costumes, and, of course, literature offer most modern Americans, at a minimum, a sense of vague familiarity with the women and men who were part of this family.
For example, Shakespeare lived 39 of his 52 years under Tudor rule, and his plays, full of mystery, mirth, and murder most foul, are products of the period. The answer may lie in following pop culture rather than fighting it. When we look at them closely, it becomes clear that the newest Tudor trends have attuned themselves thoughtfully and provocatively to our social and cultural moment.
The most recent Tudor brands appeal to the tastes of a more diverse, more savvy range of readers, film and TV audiences, theatergoers, and internet users. Social media especially has helped keep the Tudors on top. He also created a great chain of coastal fortresses in the s to defend England against possible foreign invasion. During his short reign, the nobles, including his uncles, Edward and Thomas Seymour, stubbornly tried to use the Regency to accumulate power into their own hands and to advance their personal interests at court.
The boy king was intelligent and well-educated, and he might have grown into a capable ruler, but God had other plans for him — Edward VI contracted tuberculosis and died in Mary I was the first queen regnant in English history, excluding the tumultuous and short reigns of Empress Matilda and Lady Jane Grey. Her main goal was to restore Roman Catholicism in England. Upon her accession, Mary validated the marriage of her parents. Like her mother, Catherine, she was a staunch Catholic and was intensely pious throughout her life.
She eagerly worked to halt the transformation of England into a Protestant country. Mary persecuted Protestants with a desperate and untiring enmity, and she had over religious dissenters burned at the stake in the Marian persecutions.
Henry VIII would have never imagined that Elizabeth, the daughter of Anne Boleyn, whom he killed in his quest to have a healthy son, would become a more competent and better ruler than any of his hypothetical sons could have been. This time period was distinctive and glorious for England and the nation, and the Elizabethan era is often called the Golden Age.
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Duration 6 weeks. Weekly study 5 hours. Start dates. Learner reviews. More courses. Uncover the turbulent history of Tudor England and its lasting impact From magnificence and martyrs to weddings and war, the Tudor period was one of the most eventful in British history. Unable to play video. Please enable JavaScript or consider upgrading your browser. Download video: standard or HD. What topics will you cover? Overview of British history from and Introduction to the Tudor monarchy Overview of political dynasties in Tudor England Explore aspects of social history from and Introduction to the legacy of the Tudor dynasty.
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We will consider further the careers of Thomas Cromwell and Thomas Cranmer in the creation of the Church of England and the publication of an English Bible in With the death of Henry in his nine year old son became king.
His short reign witnessed a radical change in religious policy in a Protestant direction. We will examine the effects of this radicalization on the fabric and liturgy of the English church. The course will end with a discussion of the significance of the period and some of the long-term implications of the events studied. Each week of an online course is roughly equivalent to hours of classroom time. On top of this, participants should expect to spend roughly hours reading material, etc.
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