1503 Margaret, Henry's daughter marries James IV of Scotland. The marriage gives James' descendants a claim to the English throne. 1503 Death of Elizabeth of York, Henry’s wife. 1509 Henry VII dies at Richmond Palace, at the age of 52.<...
1509 Henry accedes to the throne on the death of his father, Henry VII. 1509 Henry marries Catherine of Aragon, daughter of the Spanish King and Queen, and widow of his elder brother, Arthur 1511 Henry joins the Holy League against the French. All men under the age of 40 are required...
First Marriage: Catherine of Aragon– She was the daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. Catherine was married to the elder brother Arthur for eight years before marrying King Henry. When Arthur died at the age of 15 in some illness, she was married to Henry. The marriage ...
In 1533 Henry and Anne Boleyn were married, and their daughter Elizabeth was born. These actions linked Henry to the growing Reformation movement then sweeping northern Europe — they also earned him the enmity of Pope Clement VII. In response, the Vatican had Henry excommunicated in 1533. ...
Henry and his siblings represented the merging of theLancastersand theYorkswho fought for power during theWars of the Roses. By 1483, Henry VIII’s father,Henry Tudor, was the senior male Lancastrian claimant. Henry VIII’s mother,Elizabeth of York, was the eldest daughter of the YorkistKing...
(1415) against the French. In December 1418 Charles, the 15-year-olddauphin, proclaimed himself regent, but in May 1420, under Isabella’s influence, Charles VI signed theTreaty of Troyesfor the marriage of his daughterCatherine of ValoistoHenry Vof England, who was declared regent of France...
Lord Cecil. As a dark campaign to destroy both King and Parliament gathers pace, culminating in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, Frances is surrounded by danger, finding happiness only with the King’s precocious young daughter, and with Tom Wintour, the one courtier she feels she can trust.But ...
The site where the four storey pub now stands was once a dower house which belonged to Queen Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of King Henry VIII. It’s believed that the property was given to Catherine by King Henry VII, father of her first husband, Prince Arthur – who died in Apr...
Richard was killed and the Yorkists were defeated.It is said that Henry found Richard's crown on the battlefield and placed 49.___on his head,Henry Ⅶ then strengthened 50.___position by marrying Edward Ⅳ's daughter,Elizabeth of York,which was a move to end the Wars of the Roses....
(1485-1536) – Catherine of Aragon was Henry VIII’s first wife. She had previously married Henry’s brother Arthur, who died a few months after the wedding. Catherine and Henry had just one child who lived – a daughter named Mary, who would later become Queen. Henry divorced Catherine ...