Tudor monarchs ruled England and its realms, including Wales and Ireland from 1485 until 1603, with five monarchs in that period: Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.
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During the Tudor period, England developed into one of the leading European colonial powers, with men such as Sir Walter Raleigh taking part in the conquest of the New World.
Culturally and socially, the Tudor period saw many changes. The Tudor court played a prominent part in the cultural Renaissance taking place in Europe, bringing to the forefront, individuals such as William Shakespeare and the poet Edmund Spenser.
The Tudor period is most famous for Henry VIII's creation of the Church of England. Referred to as the Protestant Reformation, it changed England from a Catholic country to a Protestant one.
Enjoy a virtual evening with the Tudors.
The program will have special references to the TV series "The Tudors" from 2007.
Presented by: Robert O. Bucholz (D. Phil., University of Oxford, 1988; A.B. Cornell University, 1980) is a professor of history at Loyola University Chicago, where he teaches courses on the history of early modern Great Britain, the city of London and Western Civilization.
Professor Bucholz is a leading authority on the history of the British court, the social history of early modern England, and the emergence of London as global cultural center during and after the sixteenth century. He has written numerous articles and book chapters which have appeared in "The Court Historian," "the Journal of British Studies," and other publications. Bucholz’s most recent book, "London: A Social and Cultural History, 1550-1750" (Cambridge University Press, 2012) with J. P. Ward, has been described as a “remarkably successful attempt to describe how the city reached the cusp of 'modernity,' how it emerged from relative obscurity in the middle of the sixteenth century to become . . . 'the greatest city in Europe.'” His best-selling "Early Modern England, 1485-1714: A Narrative History" (3rd ed. Wiley-Blackwell, 2019), co-authored with N. E. Key, traces the transformation of England during the Tudor–Stuart period, from a feudal European state to a constitutional monarchy and the wealthiest and most powerful nation on earth.
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