Henry VII (1509 – 1547)
- had six wives
- united England and Wales
- was educated and very ambitious
- created the Royal navy
- established the Church of England, because the Pope didn’t want to allow him to divorce his first wife
Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603)
- the time of her reign called the Golden age
- many outstanding personalities (Shakespeare, Marlow, Spencer)
- England was the centre of trade roads (because America was discovered)
- outstanding discoverers – Drake, Raleigh
- strong Navy power
- established new colonies
- Parliament became the real Parliament
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