Henry VIII Securing the Succession
- Created by: Becca Newman
- Created on: 09-06-19 12:55
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- Henry VIII Securing the Succession
- Catherine of Aragon failed to produce a male heir - instead Princess Mary was her only surviving child
- After the Break from Rome, he was able to marry Anne Boleyn in 1533
- She had Elizabeth - but no male heir
- Succession Act of 1534 made Elizabeth heir presumptive not Mary
- In 1536 Anne was executed for treason
- the 1536 Succession Act declared Elizabeth illegitimate
- Succession Act of 1534 made Elizabeth heir presumptive not Mary
- She had Elizabeth - but no male heir
- The 1536 Succession Act lay new ground - the King could determine his heir by will or letter
- This could have led to his illegitimate son (Henry the Duke of Richmond) to become the heir
- Jane Seymour gave Henry a legitimate male heir, Edward in 1537
- Succession Act of 1543 re-legitimized Mary and Elizabeth
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