Henry VIII (0)

Henry VIII
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Born on 28 June 1491
Second son of Henry VII
He became the king after his father's
death on 21 April 1509, he was 17
years old
3 children and 6 marriages
Henry was spoilt, handsome, athletic,
musical, interested in religion and
fluent in 4 languages
Early life
Catherine of Aragon
A Spanish princess and Henry's
brother's widow
Married 15091533
Loved eachother
4 sons who all died
Their only daughter Mary became
the queen later
Henry lost interest in his wife
The six wives
Anne Boleyn
Anne gave birth to Elizabeth, who later
A servant in the Queens Household
became a queen
Henry fell for her in 1522 and wanted
Henry was soon tired of her for not
to divorce Catherine
having a son
The Pope wouldn't allow it
He accused her of adultery and treason
Henry broke away from the church in
Rome and declared himself the head
Executed
of a new Church of England
Divorced Catherine and married Anne
Married 15331536
Jane Seymour
Married 15361537
They had a son (Edward VI)
Jane died after giving birth
Henry loved her the most
Anne of Cleves
German
Political marriage
Married JanuaryJuly 1540
Henry found the political alliance no longer nessecary and
divorced her
Kathryn Howard
Married 15401542
A young cousin of Anne Boleyn
She cheated on Henry and was executed
Katherine Parr
She was a nurse more than a wife
Kind and caring
Outlived Henry and married again
At first he was popular and loved
Later he became feared, selfish and cruel
During his rule he had more than 70,000 people executed
more than 5 people a day
Closed all the monasteries, some were destroyed and others
sold to his friends
The richest monarch in Europe
Successfully united England and Wales under one system of
government
Made himself head of the Church of England which led to
the Reformation
Henry as a king
Was a sad and lonely person
He became obese, servants had to carry
him everywhere
He died at the age of 56 in 1547
Late years
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