The son of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth York, Henry became king of England following the death of his father. He married six times, beheading two of his wives, and was the main instigator of the English Reformation. His only surviving son, Edward VI, succeeded him after his death....
Henry VIII was king of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. During his reign, Henry VIII triggered the Protestant Reformation in England, with long lasting repercussions for England and Europe in general. He also contributed a number of other things to British history. However, he is be...
King of England (1509-1547) who succeeded his father, Henry VII. He established the Church of England by the Act of Supremacy (1534) after divorce from Catherine of Aragon, the first of his six wives, compelled him to break from the Catholic Church. ...
Henry VIII was the King of England from 1509 until he died in 1547, who became most famous for his six marriages, of which three were annulled. He was born June 28, 1491, to Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, at the Palace of Placentia in Greenw
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. Mary I spent her five-year reign steering England back into the Catholic fold, butElizabeth I, the longest-reigning of the Tudor monarchs, restored her father’...
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishHenry VI, King/ˌhenri ðə ˈsɪksθ/(1421–71)thekingof England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471. During Henry'srulethere was greatdissatisfactionwith the government. Thisledto theWarsof theRoses, in which Henry was finallymurde...
(2)Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, had one daughterLady Margaret Douglaswho was the mother ofHenry, Lord Darnley, the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and father of Mary’s only childJames VI, King of Scots/James I, King of England(3)Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven, no ...
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King Charles VI of France Roman Holiday(1953) Russell Thorndike Duke of Bourbon Hamlet(1948) Leo Genn The Constable of France Quo Vadis(1951) Francis Lister Duke of Orleans Mutiny on the Bounty(1935) Max Adrian The Dauphin The Boy Friend(1971) ...