Wedding. Catherine's second wedding took place on 11 June 1509, seven years after Prince Arthur's death. She marriedHenry VIII, who had only just acceded to the throne, in a private ceremony in the church of the Observant Friars outside Greenwich Palace. She was 23 years of age. Why d...
Henry VII: The Tudor dynasty of England began with the reign of Henry VII in 1485. He would rule until his death in 1509, and the Tudor monarchy would last until 1603. Answer and Explanation: Henry VII had three sons. His first, Arthur, was born in September of 1486, and he died at...
daughter and heir of Sir Hugh Peshall of Knightley. Bessie’s family were related to William Blount, 4th Lord Mountjoy, who had served Henry VII and had been made Master
Henry VIII, King of England, b. June 28, 1491; d. January 28, 1547. He was the second son and third child of his father, Henry VII. His elder brother Arthur die...
With the blood of both York and Lancaster flowing in the veins of his two sons and several daughters, the Tudor line looked set to continue but Arthur’s sudden death in 1502 taught Henry that a king can never have too many sons. He lost no time in teaching his remaining son, later ...
King Henry VII eldest son Arthur, Prince of Wales was to take the thrown and become King of England, that is until his death unexpected death. When little Henry was ten years old, he attended Arthur and his bride Catherine of Argon’s wedding. Four months after the marriage began, it ...
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was also Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) and claimant to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father, Henry VII. ...
King Henry VII eldest son Arthur, Prince of Wales was to take the thrown and become King of England, that is until his death unexpected death. When little Henry was ten years old, he attended Arthur and his bride Catherine of Argon’s wedding. Four months after the marriage began, it ...
Henry married his son Arthur to Catharine of Aragón, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragón and Isabella of Castile, his daughter Margaret to James IV of Scotland, and his youngest daughter Mary to Louis XII of France. After Arthur died in 1502, an agreement was reached by which Catharine ...
Shortly before his death, Henry V named his brother, John, Duke of Bedford, regent of France in the name of his son, Henry VI of England, then only a few months old. Henry V did not live to be crowned King of France himself, as he might confidently have expected after the Treaty ...