Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaHenry VIII was survived by three children, each of whom sat on the throne of England: Edward VI (ruled 1547–53), Mary I (ruled 1553–58), and Elizabeth I (ruled 1558–1603). Several of his children died soon after ...
Britannica Quiz The Love Quiz Nevertheless, the years from 1515 to 1527 were marked by Wolsey’s ascendancy, and hisinitiativesset the scene. The cardinal had some occasional ambition for the papal tiara, and this Henry supported; Wolsey at Rome would have been a powerful card in English hands...
Britannica Quiz Fit for a King (or Queen): the British Royalty Quiz Then in 1491 appeared a still more serious menace:Perkin Warbeck, coached by Margaret to impersonate Richard, the younger son of Edward IV. Supported at one time or another by France, by Maximilian I of Austria, regent of...
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Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaHenry was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV. When his elder brother, Arthur, died in 1502, Henry became the heir to the throne. He was an excellent student and athlete who enjoyed hunting and ...
Henry VIII, (born June 28, 1491, Greenwich, near London, Eng.—died Jan. 28, 1547, London), King of England (1509–47). Son of Henry VII, Henry married his brother’s widow, Catherine of Aragon (the mother of Mary I), soon after his accession in 1509. His first chief minister,...
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Henry IV was the duke of Bavaria (as Henry VIII; 1055–61), German king (from 1054), and Holy Roman emperor (1084–1105/06), who engaged in a long struggle with Hildebrand (Pope Gregory VII) on the question of lay investiture (see Investiture Controversy
Video: Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library; CC-BY-SA 4.0 (A Britannica Publishing Partner) The turbulent love life of Henry VIII Overview of Henry VIII's six marriages. Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail The Art Institute of Chicago; Gift of Kate S. Buckingham, refe...
Britannica Quiz The Love Quiz But he was still the king and, from Cromwell’s fall (which he regretted too late), the only maker of policy. Policy in the hands of a sick, unhappy, violent man was not likely to be either sensible or prosperous, and so it proved. Left to himself, H...