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King Henry VIII was the king of England. He played a major role in the Reformation by challenging the Catholic Church and turning England into a Protestant nation. The Pope would not allow him to divorce his wife so he decided to leave the Catholic church and become head of his own church, the Church of England.
In 1491, Henry VII and his wife, Elizabeth York, had their son, Henry Tudor or “Henry
VIII.” Henry VIII’s brother, Arthur, died and left his duties to Henry. To affirm his families alliance with Spain, Henry VII offered Henry VIII to Arthur’s widow. They had the pope make it legal that Arthur and his wife’s marriage never technically happened because it only lasted four months before his death and he was sick at the time so they never had …show more content…
Henry was still trying to have a son. His wife, Anne Boleyn, could not give him one. She had a girl, but also miscarried twice. He then became interested in Jane Seymour. He wanted to leave his wife for her. He claimed that Anne committed adultery and was planning to kill him.
He also claimed that she was sleeping with her brother. He had her beheaded. He married Jane in less than twentyfour hours of Anne’s death.
Jane finally gave him a son. She died nine days after giving birth to their son. They named the baby boy Edward. Three years later, he married again. He married Anne Boleyn’s cousin, Catherine Howard. She was thirty years younger than him. She got attention from men her own age and Henry had her executed because of this. His final wife was Catherine Parr.
Henry died in 1547, at the age of fiftyfive. He was buried next to his third wife. After he died, his only son died. That left him with two children to fight for his throne. They were
Elizabeth, daughter of Anne and Mary, daughter of his first wife, Catherine. They fought for the throne and Elizabeth had Mary executed. Elizabeth was granted the
King Henry VIII was the king of England. He played a major role in the Reformation by challenging the Catholic Church and turning England into a Protestant nation. The Pope would not allow him to divorce his wife so he decided to leave the Catholic church and become head of his own church, the Church of England.
In 1491, Henry VII and his wife, Elizabeth York, had their son, Henry Tudor or “Henry
VIII.” Henry VIII’s brother, Arthur, died and left his duties to Henry. To affirm his families alliance with Spain, Henry VII offered Henry VIII to Arthur’s widow. They had the pope make it legal that Arthur and his wife’s marriage never technically happened because it only lasted four months before his death and he was sick at the time so they never had …show more content…
Henry was still trying to have a son. His wife, Anne Boleyn, could not give him one. She had a girl, but also miscarried twice. He then became interested in Jane Seymour. He wanted to leave his wife for her. He claimed that Anne committed adultery and was planning to kill him.
He also claimed that she was sleeping with her brother. He had her beheaded. He married Jane in less than twentyfour hours of Anne’s death.
Jane finally gave him a son. She died nine days after giving birth to their son. They named the baby boy Edward. Three years later, he married again. He married Anne Boleyn’s cousin, Catherine Howard. She was thirty years younger than him. She got attention from men her own age and Henry had her executed because of this. His final wife was Catherine Parr.
Henry died in 1547, at the age of fiftyfive. He was buried next to his third wife. After he died, his only son died. That left him with two children to fight for his throne. They were
Elizabeth, daughter of Anne and Mary, daughter of his first wife, Catherine. They fought for the throne and Elizabeth had Mary executed. Elizabeth was granted the