This lesson will give you information about the late Henry VIII, the King of England. Who Was King Henry VIII? Henry VIII was a famous King, the King of England. He was born on June 28, 1491 in London, England to King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Henry had lots of brothers ...
Notable Family MembersspouseAnne of Cleves• spouseCatherine Parr• spouseCatherine of Aragon• spouseJane Seymour• spouseAnne Boleyn• spouseCatherine Howard• fatherHenry VII• daughterElizabeth I• daughterMary I• sonEdward VI• sisterMargaret Tudor• sisterMary Tudor ...
John Morton was an archbishop of Canterbury and cardinal, one of the most powerful men in England in the reign of King Henry VII. During the Wars of the Roses between the houses of York and Lancaster, Morton favoured the Lancastrian cause. He received mi
Henry was born in Greenwich, England, on June 28, 1491, the second son of Henry VII, the first English ruler from the House of Tudor. While his older brother Arthur was being prepared for the throne, Henry was steered toward a church career, with a broad education in theology, music, ...
VI after his death, resulting in a cult surrounding him and his status as anunofficial saint and martyrsolidifying. This was largely due to efforts on the part of Henry VII to antagonize Henry VI's usurpers and legitimize the Tudor claim to the throne, but it remained an enduring belief....
He was implicated in the Duke of Suffolk’s rebellion in 1502 and found himself incarcerated in the Tower – although evidence was lacking. Henry VII swiftly confiscated all his goods leaving Katherine and her three children dependent on Elizabeth of York, but at least they were still free and...
Richard III was a real English king who reined from 1483 to 1485, but Shakespeare also embellished certain events in the story to make it more interesting. Learn about the plot, characters, and how to decipher facts from fiction in the story. ...
Bernard André Translated and Introduced by Composedbetween 1500 and 1502,The Life of Henry VIIis the first “official” Tudor account of the triumph of Henry VII over Richard III. Its author, the French humanist Bernard André, was a poet and historian at the court of Henry VII and tutor ...
King Henry VIII of England is often considered one of the most famous monarchs in the history of England. He assumed the throne at the young age of 18 after the death of his father, Henry VII. Henry VIII was responsible for the separation of the Church of England from the Catholic Church...
though he continued writing such plays as The Tempest and Henry VII until about 1613. He died on April 23 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. No collected edition of his plays was published during his life-time, but in 1623 two members of his acting company, John Hem...