00:00Henry VIII had three legitimate children, and all three would eventually sit on the English throne.
00:12First came Mary, the daughter of Catherine of Aragon.
00:16She was raised as a princess and later became Queen Mary I.
00:21Then came Henry's second legitimate child, Elizabeth, born to and bullen.
00:26But Henry wanted a son, and that finally came with his third child, Edward VI, born to Jane Seymour.
00:34Edward became king at just nine years old, but his reign was short.
00:39In 1553, Edward died at only 15.
00:43The crown then passed to Mary.
00:46Mary I ruled for five years, but she died in 1558 without children.
00:51Then came Elizabeth I.
00:53She became one of the most famous and influential monarchs in English history, ruling for more than four decades.
01:01But when Elizabeth died in 1603 without an heir, the Tudor dynasty ended with her.
01:08Three children, three monarchs, and a succession shaped by religious conflict, family tragedy,
01:15and one of the most turbulent periods in English history.
