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Date of Birth: King Henry VIII was born in Greenwhich England on June 28th, 1491
Date of Death: King Henry VIII died on January 28th, 1547
King Henry VIII
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King Herny VII was the second son of Henry VII, he took the thron after his older brother had died young
As a Child Henry, was very talented. He Knew 4 Language (Latin, Spanish, French, and Itailian) He played tthe lute,organ, and harpisichord, and he liekd to hunt wrestle, joust, and was a master of Archery.
The Wives.
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Most people know King henry as a vicuos unfair killer. And heres the reason why. In his search for his son he went through many wifes. Each time not geting a son and charging them with some form of adultry. These charges many times meant death.
Achivments that he Succeded
The most important thing was that he was a King of England, but King Henry VIII accomplished much more than that. He made peace with bot hte French and the Scots which settled a war. Henry VIII came to the throne with great gifts and high hopes there needs to be someone to carry that on. Henry wanted a son but his first wife did not give him on. He wanted to get a divorce, but the church would not allow it. So Henry broke away from the Church. He became the Suprem leader of the Anglican Church. This made hima and future kings obtain more power over all. This event also took power from the church and gave the people more ideas for religon,
Execution Spots of many of his wives
The Children
Mary I, daughter of Catherine of Aragon.
Henry FitzRoy, son ofElizabeth Blount.
Elizabeth I, daughter of Anne Boleyn.
Edward VI, son of Jane Seymour.
Impact on History?
King Henry was pro-Spanish, and Anti-French. He gave kings power everywhere when he made his own Church. He started a war with France, which draged on for 3 years, which achived him solitary truimpt before Boulogne (1545). He also brought Wales into the English Nation.
Cool Tidbits
King Henry VIII had plays three different instruments ; The lute, the harpisichord, and the organ. His first wife was the widow of his brother. Thomas Walsey (1475-1530) was Henry's trusted minister.
virgenmaria added this comment 2011-04-26 05:48:39-05:00
Interesting...
virgenmaria added this comment 2011-04-26 05:48:39-05:00
Interesting...