securing the succession Flashcards
when was his first marriage annuled
1533
when did the succession act declare elizabeth the heir presumptive and mary a bastard
1534
what does henry do in 1536 in terms of succession
after anne boeyln is executed he makes another succession act tha repeals the 1534 one and declares elizabeth also illigitemate
(and that henry can now determine succession by will in the absence of an heir presumptive )
when is his heir apparent, edward, born
1537
1544 succession act
edward is heir then mary then elizabeth
who was the duke of richmond
henrys bastard son who he nearly legitimised in 1536 out of desperation for a male heir but he died that year
why was edwards legitimacy the strongest of all his children
he hadnt married seymour until aftre the death of his previosu two wives
why did henry re legitimise his daughters
his health made it clear by 1543 that edward would be a minor when he came on the throne
