Henry VIII

From a structural standpoint, the Catholic Church acted as a very influential sovereign power and authority in Europe up until and through the protestant reformation in the 1500's. The Pope was an incredibly powerful political figure that could threaten entire nations with excommunication should they not bend to his will, believed by many to be the very intention of Christ Himself.

It is interesting when you examine the spread of religion throughout the world. Until the middle of the second millennium, Christianity had some serious competition from Muslims, Buddhists, and Jews. Something happened in the middle of the second millennium, which gave Christianity a decided advantage over these other religions, one that would forever change the shape of western society, and of the world.

When European empires began sending ships around the world to explore, conquer and set up trade, they didn't just send exploratory vessels. They sent ships with priests, and men with guns. They way it worked was simple. The priests would come, and spread the teachings of Christ. When there was sufficient divisiveness among the target population, then men with guns would come and the society would fall very easily.

Because he wanted to break away from the Catholic Church, and Richard Whiting stood in his way.

Henry VII only had one wife. Her name was Elizabeth of York daughter of King Edward IV. She was also the sister of the previous kings Edward V (father of the two princes in the tower) and Richard III (the guy who murdered the two princes and was defeated by Henry VII, Elizabeths husband). Henry married her to bring the two households i.e. York and Lancaster together.

No. Queen Mary I, nicknamed ( Bloody Mary) was the very much alive daughter of Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon ( who was a Spanish girl) think of it she had to be a little wacko, being the child of a sex maniac on one side ( Henry) and a religious fanatic ( in fact a literal Daughter of Isabella) on the other. Bloody Mary only reigned from l553-l558 , but surely shook the royal helm around. She was succeeded by her half-sister, Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry Viii and Anne Boleyn.

The question people usually ask is whether Henry VIII loved Anne Boleyn or Jane Seymour, as these seem to be the two queens who provoked the most passion and interest.

No doubt Henry VIII (1491 to 1547) thought of second wife Anne Boleyn (c1501-07 to 1536) as his favourite at a time when their love was still intact. There are some surviving love letters from Henry to Anne, showing his passion for her. However, when that all ended in tragedy and Anne was executed, Henry was already on the verge of marrying another queen. That Queen was Jane Seymour (c1504-09 to 1537) his third wife, whom Henry was betrothed to the day after Anne was executed. Jane was the only wife to give Henry a legitimate male heir, which he so desperately wanted. Sadly, she died within days of giving birth to Edward, later Edward VI (1537 to 1553). But, just before he died, Henry asked to be interred next to Jane Seymour in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England - which is where they are to this day. I suppose you might say that in the end, Jane was his favourite and most loved wife after all.

The Church of England

Because it retained the catholic faith and they wanted a Calvinist one!

There were other Separatist's, in 1570, the Roman Church started at Trent reared its head in England after the pope's Bull, declaring a Holy war against Elizabeth. These latter were frustrated because the Church in England wouldn't support the Roman Pontiff in his political adventures. i.e. Putting a foreign king on the English Throne!

No. The Tudors combined King Henry VIII's sisters into one. In reality the King had two sisters-Margaret and Mary.

Margaret was sent in 1503 at the age of 14 to marry King James IV of Scotland, a man 16 years her senior. Though not intentionally a love match the two did come to have strong affection for each other. The marriage produced 6 pregnancies but only one child survived infancy-a son, later to be James V of Scotland and father of Mary, Queen of Scots. In 1513 James IV was killed in the Battle of Flodden, by an army lead by his sister-in-law, Catherine of Aragon wife of Margaret's brother King Henry VIII of England. She remained regent for her son, James V, till she married Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus. They had one child, a daughter named Margaret Douglas, latter Countess of Lennox and mother of Henry, Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Margaret eventually returned to England and was welcomed by her brother. She died in 1541.

Mary was sent by her brother the King to France to marry the King Louis XII in 1514 at the age of 18, her groom 34 years her senior with a daughter only 3 years younger than her. Their marriage only lasted two month because her husband died on New Years Day 1515. She fell in love with her brother's best friend, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. The couple married in secret in March, still in France, after begging for forgiveness and paying a heavy fine they were officially married upon their return to England. They had two daughters and a son who survived childhood. One was Lady Francis Brandon who was the mother of the ill-fated 9 day Queen, Lady Jane Grey. Mary died in 1533. Shortly after her death Charles Brandon married their son's fiancée, by whom he had two sons, his other son dying shortly after.

King Henry viii (8th) always wore hats than his crown because it made him look like a gentle man. Also, anybody in his presence weren't allowed to wear a hat.

twelve o'clock at night

Yes, only son, King Edward VI of England.

Jane's exact date of birth is not recorded, but is thought to be in the year 1507 or 1508, so she was aged around 29 - 30 when she married Henry.

No. Henry was married to Anne Boleyn, and William Shakespeare was married to Anne Hathaway.

Very badly

she was a Lady Maid for both Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn

He was seventeen, two weeks shy of his eighteenth birthday.

Well he didn't exactly have a choice in the matter after 1502 when his older brother Arthur died because as the king's only surviving son Henry became heir apparent. So when his father Henry VII died he had to become king, but Henry probably did want to be king as well. There are many possible reasons as to why Henry would have wanted to become king. King's had a huge amount of power in the 16th century and with that relative independence so as a young man that would surely have been appealing to Henry. Essentially being king would give Henry the opportunity to do as he pleased, and in the early years of his reign he did, he could hunt, dance, play music and joust to his heart's content without anyone chastising him and with a band of counsellors eager to do his bidding. He was also an ambitious and egotistical man so being king would also have appealed to him as he was able to invade France on extensive campaigns, with the intent to recreate the great victories of previous kings like Henry V. So overall I supposed the prospect of kingship would have been appealing to Henry purely because of the freedom that came with it.

It was possible however to step down as king.

Henry VIII had three wives called Katherine! Katherine of Aragon (wife no.1) was originally his brother's wife but he died. She was Spanish and a strong Roman Catholic. Henry wanted a son to carry on the Tudor Reign, Katherine gave him a girl, Mary (later to become Mary I or 'bloody Mary'). Henry sought for a divorce eventually he got one and Katherine died of cancer a few months later. Katherine Howard, he married for her good looks, she was executed for adultery. the final one was Katherine Parr Henry married her so she would look after him, he died leaving a nine year old Edward to the throne.

I don't think they had fart-counters in those days, but, as Henry was very fond of his food and drink, I suspect he was a champion wind-passer.

There were multiple Queen Marys, but the one I believe you are talking about reigned from 1553 to 1558. She is known also as "Bloody Mary" for her notorious killing of hundreds of protestants during her short reign. The follwing is a link if you wish to read more about her.

http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/marytudor.html

Henry VIII (1491 - 1547) and his second wife, Anne Boleyn (c1501 - 1536) were married on or around 25 January 1533 and their daughter, Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I) was born on 7 September 1533. Anne Boleyn was beheaded on 19 Mary 1536, after being charged with adultery, incest, witchcraft - all treasonable offences. Henry was betrothed to Jane Seymour the day after Anne's execution.

Yes, to Catherine Parr.

They were angry because Henry had, at a stroke, removed the pope as the main religious leader in England, From that time on the reigning monarch was to be the leader and protector of the English church.

Henry VIII (1491 - 1547) and Catherine Howard (c1520 - 1542) were married on 28 July 1540, and, after being charged with adultery, Catherine was demoted as queen on 22 November 1541. So this would make them married for about 16 months. Catherine was beheaded on 13 February 1542.