Parliament of England Acts of 1535–42 annexed Wales as part of England and this brought Welsh representatives into the Parliament of England, first elected in 1542. Parliament had not always submitted to the wishes of the Tudor monarchs. But parliamentary criticism of the monarchy reached new levels in the 17th century. When the last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I, died in 1603, King James VI of Scotland came to power as King James I, founding the Stuart monarchy. In 1628, alarmed by the arbitrary exercise of royal power, the House of Commons submitted to Charles I the Petition of Right, demanding the restoration of
Marie Tudor Italian for "Maria Tudor" (1879) composed by Antônio Carlos Gomes. The play has also been made into films. In 1912 Albert Capellani directed "Marie Tudor", a silent film version of the play. A 1966 French television film "Marie Tudor" was also made, directed by Abel Gance. A 1911 Italian film, "Mary Tudor", might also have been based on the play. Marie Tudor Marie Tudor is an 1833 play by the French writer Victor Hugo. It is a historical work portraying the rise, fall and execution of Fabiano Fabiani, a fictional favourite of Mary I of England (1516-1558). Mary has Fabiani