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Known for trying to shoot her fatherKing Henry I of Englandwith a crossbow after he allowed her two young daughters to be blinded, Juliane of Fontevrault (also called Juliane FitzRoy) was born circa 1090 at theOld Palace of Westminsterin London, England. Her mother was probably Ansfride ...
Henry VII died in April of 1509 and Henry became king of England. Henry was only seventeen when he became king and, as he had never been brought up expecting to be king, was happy to leave the affairs of the country to several advisers. These included Warham the Archbishop of Canterbury...
Edward IV was perhaps most famous for taking the throne from King Henry VI of England. He and his father waged a successful campaign in the Wars of the Roses, thereby allowing Edward IV to depose Henry VI and become king himself. Edward IV is also well known for marrying one of his Eng...
Henry VII actually had three sons. They were Edmund, who died in infancy, Arthur, who died before he could take the throne, and Henry VIII, who succeeded his father and became King of England at the age of 17. How many wives did Henry VII have? Henry VII only had one wife: Elizabet...
Define King Canute. King Canute synonyms, King Canute pronunciation, King Canute translation, English dictionary definition of King Canute. Noun 1. Canute the Great - king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the deat
The above-written will was proved at London before the venerable master Henry Martin, Knight, Doctor of laws, Master, Guardian or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury; lawfully appointed, on the 7th day of the month of December in the year of the Lord 1625, by the oath of Wi...
King of England from 1399, the son of John of Gaunt. In 1398 he was banished by Richard II but returned in 1399 to head a revolt and be accepted as king by Parliament. He was succeeded by his son Henry V. He had difficulty in keeping the support of Parliament and the clergy, and ...
King of England from 1509, when he succeeded his father Henry VII and married Catherine of Aragon, the widow of his elder brother Arthur. During the period 1513–29 Henry pursued an active foreign policy, largely under the guidance of his Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey, who shared Henry's...