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...
The article explores the reign of Henry VI, King of England and discusses how historians have largely considered his reign disastrous. It examines the differences between himself and his father, Henry V, noting that he was not concerned w...
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 ofWilliam the Conqueror(King William I) andMatil...
Henry VII was the first in a series of English monarchs that changed the history of England. The Tudor monarchs included Henry VII, Henry VIII, and Elizabeth I. By the time Elizabeth's reign came to an end, England was a world power with a first class navy. It had also taken the fir...
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Reigned for: 13 years, 5 months, 18 daysSucceeded by: his son Henry V 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....
Henry V was a man of contradictions. In youth, he was reportedly an “assiduous cultivator of lasciviousness,” but upon ascending to the throne of England in the early 15th century, he won plaudits for his piety. Henry was a formidable warrior—perhaps the greatest the country has ever see...
But when Henry the Lion, aided by others, once again revolted, Henry was forced to raise the siege (August 1191) and return to Germany. The Emperor’s position was soon strengthened, however, by the imprisonment of King Richard I of England by Leopold V, duke of Austria, in December ...
Did Henry VII have a son? 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...
The ratified 1520 Treaty of Troyes. Wikipedia Public Domain Henry VI Loses Henry V's Acquisitions Nine-month-old Henry VI and his council presented a far weaker proposition for England’s enemies, and during his fifty-year reign over England (withWars of the Rosesinterruptions) and from 1429 ...