The British succession did not start until 1707 so from Henry VIII until then the monarchs were of England.
Henry VIII was not the oldest British monarch when he died.
Elizabeth I Mary I Henry VIII
King Henry VII.
Henry VIII declared valentines day a holiday in 1537
Succession is the act of following in order, such as a king succeeding another king upon his death. This was the ideal system of the monarchs. An example is when Henry VIII succeeded Henry VII in England, or when Louis XIII succeeded Henry IV in France.
Henry VIII did not set up the navy, it was set up under Charles II.
King Henry VIII. Her mother was Queen Anne Boleyn.
Elizabeth I Mary I Henry VIII
The British kingdom had an army long before Henry VIII. However, Henry VIII is credited for making the British Navy. In an attempt to control the threat from the French and the perceived threat from the Scots and Irish, Henry VIII put huge sums of money into devoloping a strong Navy. He built many boats, and paid to have engineers design stronger and faster ships. He poured money into the Navy to streghten his entire coastline. Remember that England is an island.
After the death of his father, King Henry VII, Henry became king. His older brother, Arthur, had died so Henry was next in line of succession. Had Arthur lived, he would have succeeded his father to the throne.
VIII is 8 in Roman Numerals, which means Henry VIII was the eighth King of England to be called Henry.
VIII mean the eighth in Roman numerals. Henry the Eighth