King Henry VIII of England is known for his six wives, but he also makes the list for the top ten longest-reigning British monarchs coming in at number nine with a reign of 37 years, 281 days. He became king in 1509, two months short of his 18th birthday, and reigned until his dea...
Henry VI was crowned atWestminster Abbeyin London, England on November 6, 1429. Two years later, on December 16, 1431, he was crowned King of France atNotre Dame Cathedralin Paris, France. Before Henry came of age, English rule in France had begun a steady decline withJoan of Arc‘s c...
Thomas Cromwell arranged the plot that brought down Boleyn.Opposition to Henry's religiouspolicies was quickly Not only in making possible the transformation of England into a powerful(albeit Henry worked with some success to once again make England a major player onPH VII...
Born Henry of Monmouth in 1386 or 1387, the future Henry V grew up during the reign of his paternal cousinRichard II, who inherited the throne following the death of his grandfatherEdward III. When Henry was around 13 years old, his father,Henry Bolingbroke, seized power from an increasingly...
in This Tudor Anniversary Year, Gordon Marsden Looks at the Miraculous Reign of a Clever King By Marsden, Gordon Magazine article from History Today, Vol. 59, No. 3 Article detailsBeginning of article This year's 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne will inevitably ...
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Henry Bolingbroke and the Throne of EnglandKing Henry IV was an English nobleman and a member of the Plantagenet Dynasty. He succeeded Edward III as King of England in 1399 and ruled until his death in 1413. He was succeeded by his son, the famous Henry V....
During the reign of Henry VIII (1509–1547), the church in England asserted its independence from the Roman Catholic Church. Under Edward VI and Mary, the two extremes of religious fanaticism were reached, and it remained for Henry's daughter, Elizabeth I (1558–1603), to set up the Churc...
King Henry I of England; Credit – Wikipedia King Henry I is thetenth longest-reigning British monarch, reigning 35 years, 120 days. He became King in 1100 at about the age of 32 and reigned until he died in 1135 at about the age of 67. Henry was the fourth and the youngest son ...
Chapter Four. A Curious Mirror of Christian Kings: The Brief Glorious Reign of King Henry V was published in The Philosopher's English King on page 129.