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Henry VIII died on the 28th of January 1547 at Whitehall Palace in London. He was aged 55. Technically, he died of natural causes. However, he suffered from severe obesity, an open ulcerated leg, and had, within the last eleven years, suffered from massive head trauma from his infamous final jousting accident.
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled.
Jun 29, 2024 · Of his six wives, Henry VIII had two killed: Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. He accused Anne of adultery, and she was convicted and beheaded on May 19, 1536; that she had not given birth to a male heir was, however, Henry’s primary motive for having her executed.
Apr 3, 2014 · Henry VIII’s Death. On January 28, 1547, at the age of 55, King Henry VIII of England died. As a middle-aged man, Henry became covered with pus-filled boils and possibly suffered from gout.
Nov 9, 2009 · READ MORE: Who Were the Six Wives of Henry VIII? Death and Legacy. Henry VIII died at age 55 on January 28, 1547. His 9-year-old son Edward VI succeeded him as king but died six years later.
Jun 13, 2022 · Henry died at the age of 55 years and seven months. He had ruled England and Wales with a mailed fist for 37 years and 281 days. The Tudor dynasty would continue, through the succession was fragile, with no insurance of a spare male heir (as Henry VIII himself had been).
Henry VIII died on 28 January 1547 when he was 55 years old - a death many believe was hastened by his obesity. How did Henry VIII die? For much of the King’s life, Henry was a fit man.
Jan 1, 1997 · The death of one of England’s best-known (if not best-loved) kings took place amid an atmosphere of court intrigue and religious ferment that had characterised the last twenty years of his reign.
Apr 9, 2020 · Death & Successor. Henry VIII's health declined rapidly in his later years. The King of England suffered a badly ulcerated leg and was so overweight he had to be pushed around on a wheeled contraption. The king died on 28 January 1547 CE at Whitehall Palace in London, he was 55 years old.
Feb 16, 2024 · The King had died 20 days earlier on 28 January, in his Presence Chamber at Whitehall Palace (near the site of the Banqueting House) and during the week preceding his internment his body had been moved slowly to Windsor via the former abbey church at Syon Park.
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