Anne Boleyn's successor, Queen Consort Jane Seymour, was Henry VIII’s third wife. She bore his first male heir, King Edward VI, before dying of complications.
A portrait of Henry VIII, based on an original by Hans Holbein the YoungerPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons In 1534,Henry VIIIbroke awayfrom the Catholic Church, declaring himself supreme head of the Church of England. He expected his nephew,James...
Henry VIII, king of England, was famously married six times and played a critical role in the English Reformation, turning his country into a Protestant nation.
Henry VIII is one of the few English monarchs recognizable even in America, for his antics are legendary on both sides of the Atlantic. He is as notorious for killing important people as he is for getting married six times and his break with Rome. Indeed, Henry's reign would make a good...
later to become Henry VIII, the finer points of kingship. He stressed the importance of his role, the unreliability of the fickle populace, and the crucial need for strong male heirs to perpetuate the dynasty. The importance of heirs was a lesson young Henry never forgot, and one he fought...
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 died in April, 1502, and consequently Henry became heir to the throne when he was not yet quite eleven years old. It has...
The First Part of Henry the Sixth: Directed by Jane Howell. With John Benfield, Peter Benson, Brenda Blethyn, Antony Brown. Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France, young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection
(at least to Henry) that God didn't think Henry and Catherine should ever have gotten married. The only way to have a male heir, then, was to enter into a marriage that Goddidapprove of. Unfortunately, the Catholic Church did not (and does not) permit divorce. "'Til death do we ...
"No," said she, "like those over yonder whose last death-groan we even now hear, like them, I say: To God alone is honor due, and He alone is Lord of His Church! If you wish me to bend my knee before you as my king, I will do it, but I bow not to you as the head of...
will be widely remembered for a long period of time, as he had a big part in the redevelopment of England. He was king of England from April 21, 1509 until his death. King Henry VIII was born unto a royal family. His parents were Henry VII of England and Elizabeth…show more content...