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Monarch Reign Key Events/Contributions
Henry VII 1485-1509 Established the Tudor dynasty, ended the Wars of the Roses, founded the Royal Navy, and initiated the Court of Star Chamber.
Henry VIII 1509-1547 Broke away from the Roman Catholic Church, dissolved the monasteries, married six times, and oversaw the English Reformation.
Edward VI 1547-1553 Became king at age nine, introduced Protestant reforms, and died young.
Mary I 1553-1558 Restored Catholicism, persecuted Protestants, and earned the nickname “Bloody Mary.”
Elizabeth I 1558-1603 Reestablished the Church of England, defeated the Spanish Armada, presided over a golden age of culture and exploration, and never married or had children.