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His family line connects with King Henry 1 through Gilbert L’Aigle Who drowned with the White Ship along with 2 of his sons, which, King Henry said were his grandsons. The Normandy Dynasty ended & the Plantagenet Dynasty began. Then after King Henry the V11, King Henry the 8th had a daughter, who was Queen Elizabeth 1, but she was childless.
Jul 15, 2023 · Henry VIII Tudor, King of England was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, London, England.2 He was the son of Henry VII Tudor, King of England and Elizabeth Plantagenet.3 He married, firstly, Catarina de Aragón, Infanta de Aragón, daughter of Fernando II, Rey de España and Isabella I, Reina de Castilla, on 11 June 1509 at ...
- England
- June 28, 1491
- Bessie Blount, Mary Boleyn
- Greenwich Palace, London, Middlesex, England
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- Early Years
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- Break with Rome
- King Henry VIII – Wives, Mistresses and Children
- Later Reign
King Henry VIII was born to King Henry VIIand Elizabeth of York on 28th June 1491 at Greenwich Palace, London. He was the couple’s second son, born five years after his brother Arthur. Prince Henry was educated at home. His first tutor was John Skelton the Poet Laureate. Henry was very bright and enjoyed learning. It is likely that, as a second son...
Henry became heir to the throne in April 1502 after his brother, Arthur, died of a viral infection. Henry VII did not want to lose Catherine’s dowry so a treaty was drafted for Henry to marry his brother’s widow, Catherine of Aragon. In 1505, Henry was instructed by his father to publicly repudiate the betrothal. England no longer needed an allianc...
King Henry VII died on 21st April 1509 and Prince Henry succeeded as King Henry VIII. One of the first things he did as king was to propose to Catherine of Aragon. The couple were married on 11th June at Greenwich Palace two weeks before their joint coronation. Henry had little interest in the governing of the country and refused to attend to state...
Thomas Wolsey was the son of a butcher who had risen through the church to become a member of Henry’s council. He proved himself a skilful administrator and Henry was content for him to deal with matters of state. Following Ferdinand’s duplicity in France, Wolsey favoured allying England with France instead of Spain. In 1514 a peace was agreed whic...
By 1524, Henry VIII had been married to Catherine of Aragon for 15 years. However, despite numerous pregnancies the couple only had one living child, Princess Mary. Henry became increasingly convinced that his lack of a male heir was a punishment from God for marrying his brother’s wife. In 1526, Henry VIII asked Anne Boleynto become his latest mis...
King Henry VIII is best known for having six wives, but he also had a number of mistresses. He had three children born legitimately and also illegitimate children: Married – 1509, divorced 1533 – Catherine of Aragon (1485 – 1536) – children – Mary I(1516 – 1558) Affair – 1518, Bessie Blount (1500 – 1540) – children – Henry Fitzroy (15109 – 1536) Af...
In 1536 Henry VIII fell from his horse during a joust and was unconscious for around two hours. He survived but it is recorded that his personality changed following the event. He became more apt to mood swings and his behaviour became more tyrannical. The fall also opened up an old leg wound which ulcerated and gave him pain for the rest of his li...
Henry VIII married six times, and two of his wives were executed for treason. He had three legitimate children, Mary, Elizabeth and Edward. He also had an illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy, who lived at Windsor Castle for a time.
The House of Tudor ( / ˈtjuːdər /) [1] was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. [2] They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois. The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 years ...
Discover the family tree of Henry VIII of England: King of England from 1509 until 1547 , 16 children, 7 siblings, 6 spouses, 9 partners.
On this day in 1509, Henry VIII was crowned the King of England. As the second son of Henry VII, Henry was not expected to inherit the crown. However, when his older brother, Arthur, died suddenly at the age of 15 only a few weeks after his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, a 10-year-old Henry became the heir-apparent.
