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Henry VIII

Also known as Henry Tudor, Henry the Eighth

Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. After the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Henry passed legislation that severed England and Ireland from the Roman Catholic Church and established the monarch as Supreme Head of the Church of England, initiating the English Reformation. He subsequently married five more times; two marriages were annulled, and two wives were executed.

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Henry VIII was King of England from 1509 to 1547 who broke with the Roman Catholic Church and made himself the head of the Church of England after the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. His religious and political actions launched the English Reformation and transformed the relationship between the English monarchy and the church, while his personal life was marked by six marriages, including two annulments and two executions.

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Born: 1491
Died: 1547
Works: 200

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Assertio septem sacramentorum aduersus Martin. Lutheru[m], aedita ab inuictissimo Angliae et Franciae rege, et do. Hyberniae Henrico eius nominis octauo
A necessary Doctrine and erudition for any Christen man
Libello hvic regio haec insvnt
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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Belgium
Active from: 1491
Active to: 1547

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All Goodly Sports: The Complete Music of Henry VIII1998

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Commons category: Henry VIII of England
date of birth: 1491-06-28
date of death: 1547-01-28
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name in native language: Henry VIII
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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 22 April 1509, and King of Ireland from 18 June 1542, until his death in 1547.

Born in Greenwich, Henry was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. His elder brother, Arthur, Prince of Wales, had been the heir apparent, but died in 1502 at the age of 15. Henry VII died in 1509, and Henry took the throne at the age of 17. He married Catherine of Aragon, who had been Princess of Wales and became widowed from Arthur. Henry had sought a male heir from Catherine, who produced the future Mary I but no surviving male children.