King Henry Viii Research Paper

Henry VIII Can you guess who this is? He will form his own church (Elton). He will also marry 6 wives(Crofton 130). Did you guess right? It was King Henry VIII. Henry VIII was born June 28, 1941 (Crofton 128). Henry was the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York (Elton). After the death of his oldest brother Arthur in 1502 he became heir to the English throne (Crofton 130). In 1509 Henry VII died and then Henry VIII was crowned on June 23,1509 (Crofton 128). Henry was the second surviving son of Henry VII and ELizabeth of York (Crofton 130). When he was younger he enjoyed doing various activities outside including jousting and hunting (Ives). He also enjoyed many things like dancing (Ives).Henry was a very intelligent man and he was also a ladies man (Elton).When Henry became king he relied on Thomas Wolsey for the religious and political activities (Ives). Henry had a total of six wives(Crofton 130)! His first wife was Catherine of Aragon (Crofton 130). They …show more content…
In 1536, he accused his second wife, Anne Boleyn of adultery, so he beheaded her (Perry 79). Just a few days later he married his third wife Jane Seymour (Perry 79). She would become the mother of Henry's only son Edward I (Perry 79). Just a few days after giving birth to Edward she would die (Ives). Surprisingly Henry waited a few years to marry his fourth wife Anne of Cleaves (Perry 79). Anne was a german princess that was suppose to be really pretty (Elton). When Henry met her she turned out to be really ugly (Elton). Henry then divorced her and beheaded Thomas Cromwell for tricking him (Elton). He then married his fifth wife Catherine Howard (Perry 79). She did not last long because she was beheaded for sleeping with other men before they were married (Ives). One more wife to go his sixth and final wife was Catherine Parr (Perry 79). She would go on to live longer than Henry and to marry her fourth husband (Perry