LONDON, April 30 (Xinhua) -- It was built as a fortress by King Henry VIII, famed as the English king who had six wives, and was used to guard England as a castle up until World War II. Now conservation work has started to restore Hurst castle in the English county of Hampshire. A...
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...
Their sonEdmund, being half brother ofHenry VI, was created by that King Earl of Richmond, and having marriedMargaret Beaufort, only daughter ofJohn, Duke of Somerset, died more than two months before their only child, Henry, was born in Pembroke Castle in January 1457. The fatherless ...
Henry became the King of England at age 17 in 1509, when his father, Henry VII, died. Just before Henry VIII became king, he married Catherine of Aragon. Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon in 1533, and married Anne Boleyn. Henry VIII grew up as a Catholic, but established the Prot...
In public, the Victorians were some of the stuffiest, snobbiest, most repressed people in history. Behind closed doors, it was a different story. In private, Victorian England was rife with drink, debauchery, and scandal—and no one did it better than Queen Victoria's infamous son, King ...
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the book King Henry VI Part 2 written by William Shakespeare. Henry VI, Part 2 or The Second Part of Henry the Sixt (often written as 2 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1591, and set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England...
England. He was given the names Albert Edward in honor of his father and his maternal grandfatherPrince Edward, Duke of Kent, and was called Bertie by his family. The infant prince was christened atSt. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, on January 25, 1842, byWilliam Howley, Archbishop of...
Henry VII was Henry VIII(1491- 1547), the second king of the Tudor dynasty. He ruled over England for over 36 years. As a king, he played a very important role in the reformation of English, expansion of the Royal power as well as in provoking the break of England’s church from ...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook Charles VI (redirected fromKing Charles VI) Encyclopedia n 1.(Biography) known asCharles the MadorCharles the Well-Beloved.1368–1422, king of France (1380–1422): defeated by Henry V of England at Agincourt (1415), he was forced by the Treaty of Troyes ...