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Henry The 8th

Henry VIII was born on June 28th 1491, in Greenwich Palace, London. He was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Henry VIII came to the throne on the June 24th 1509, after his father's death. Almost 18 at the time, Henry was interested in sport, dancing and feasting, than he was in governing his country. He left most of his ruling to his advisor, Cardinal Thomas Wosley. Henry's reign was often overshadowed by his six marriages, as he hoped to have a male heir. His greatest achievements include the development of the British navy, and the reformation of Roman Catholic churches, which resulted the creation of Protestant churches.

When Henry was eleven, his life was transformed by the death of his elder brother, Arthur. He was now heir to throne. In 1509 Henry's father died, and he succeeded him. Shortly after he came to the throne Henry married his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon, the daughter of the king of Spain. They had a daughter named Mary, who was born in 1516, and for most of the 24 years their marriage it was quite a happy one. But Henry desperately wanted a son to follow him on the throne believing that a male heir would be a better ruler, and to his mind this was a failure to his reign. He blamed this


Most of England stayed quiet, although there was a rising in Catholic Yorkshire, however, where 53 religious houses had been closed, an army of unhappy 'pilgrims' assembled, led by Robert Aske. Calling themselves the 'Pilgrimage of Grace' and marching with a banner showing Christ on a cross, they captured York (1936). The King's commander, the duke of Norfolk, was short of men. He decided to play a waiting game and invited the rebel leaders to see the king in London.

Apart from marrying Catherine, Henry did little that would have pleased his father. Henry had told his son to avoid war at all cost, which was wise advice ignored by a vigorous young man who longed to win glory and honor on the battlefield.

By 1536 Henry grew tired of Anne Boleyn, as she was not capable of producing sons. She gave him another daughter called Elizabeth instead. The king with the help of several councilors turned against her. In less than a month she was tried on charges of adultery, beheaded, and replaced within a month by Jane Seymour. Jane finally provided Henry with a male heir, the future Edward VI, although she died 12 days later, because of blood poisoning. Early in 1540 Henry arranged a marriage with Anne of Cleves, after viewing a beautiful portrait of the German princess. In person, Henry found her quite ugly and he didn't want to marry her. She co-operated with him and had the marriage annulled. In less than 20 days after his marriage to Anne of Cleves had ended, Henry married his fifth wife, the adulterous Catherine Howard- she was executed for infidelity in 1542. Henry finally settled on Catherine Parr who became his wife in 1543, she outlived him by 1 year.



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